"The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you."
"He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry."
"A DEFINITION NOT FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY Not leaving: an act of trust and love,often deciphered by children"
"She leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and Leisel kissed her best friend, Rudy Steiner, soft and true on his lips. He tasted dusty and sweet...."
"If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter. "