I squeeze my eyes shut and try to drown out the smooth sound of his voice as it slides into my ears and makes its way through every nerve in my body, warming me in places this flimsy blanket failed to do all night.
That isn’t too much for a child to ask of the parent who gave them life.“Just be adequate. Keep me alive. Don’t leave me alone.
All these things are going to be difficult for you, but you’re the only one who can make sure they aren’t difficult for the rest of us, too. Because none of us owes you our happiness. Especially Lily.
It’s strange, being involved in every facet of another human being, and then suddenly not knowing anything.
He laughs. “What do I smell like?” “Petrichor.” He’s dragging his lips down my stomach. “I don’t even know what that means.” His voice is a mumble against my skin. “It’s a word that describes the smell of fresh rain after warm weather.” He moves until his mouth is close to mine. “I had no idea there was a word for that.” “There’s a word for everything.
If you’re destined to be poor, it’s better to be the happy kind of poor.
Most people are predictable. Every word and action from Layla is like being handed a gift-wrapped surprise.
There’s something annoying about every single human on this planet.
I’ve always wanted a thigh gap.
After all, they say write what you know.
Every time we kiss, it’s as if we leave more of ourselves inside the other. I wish I knew more about relationships and love and all the things I used to think I was too good for, or maybe not good enough for. I want to know how to make this feeling last. I want to know if a guy like Samson could ever fall in love with a girl like me.
You told me you read e-books because paperbacks take up too much space in your luggage.
I am so grateful for him. To him. This might be the exact moment I fall in love with Ledger Ward.
Sharing a kiss that intimate with a stranger was like saying, “I don’t know you, but I believe I would like you if I did.” I liked that he believed he could like me. It almost made me believe I was likeable.
I didn’t marry you just for the amazing chemistry we have. And I’d be foolish to think our marriage could last an eternity without a few tough moments.
Clara Grant. She played the role of Nora.
I want to be you when I grow up.
But you’re the first and only person in this world I’ve ever loved without some reasoning or justification behind it. I just love you because I can’t help it, and it feels good to love you.
Some of the best things in life are the things we don’t see coming.
I feel like we have the kind of connection that even the fires of hell couldn’t sever.