When you find love, you take it. You grab it with both hands and you do everything in your power not to let it go. You can’t just walk away from it and expect it to linger until you’re ready for it.
I love you so much.” His voice is breathless and full of fear. “I’ll love you forever. Even when I can’t.” My tears fall harder at his words. “And I’ll love you forever. Even when I shouldn’t.
You can’t leave yet. I’m not finished falling in love with you.
Fifteen seconds. That’s all it takes to completely change everything about a person. Fifteen.
If we’re going to kiss, it has to be book-worthy.
I feel like everyone fakes who they really are, when deep down we’re all equal amounts of screwed up. Some of us are just better at hiding it than others.
Just because we didn’t end up on the same wave, doesn’t mean we aren’t still a part of the same ocean.
Naked truths aren’t always pretty.
Life is a funny thing. We only get so many years to live it, so we have to do everything we can to make sure those years are as full as they can be. We shouldn’t waste time on things that might happen someday, or maybe even never.
She’s not the kind of girl you choose your battles for. She’s the kind of girl you fight to the death for.
I think love is a hard word to define,” I say to her. “You can love a lot of things about a person but still not love the whole person.
You can stop swimming now, Lily. We finally reached the shore.
And as hard as this choice is, we break the pattern before the pattern breaks us.
I’ll love you forever. Even when I can’t.
I thought I was stronger than a word, but I just discovered that having to say goodbye to you is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.
If you only shine light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim.
I would never let anyone else borrow my heart if I know there’s a chance in hell you might want it back.
In the future... if by some miracle you ever find yourself in the position to fall in love again... fall in love with me.” He presses his lips against my forehead. “You’re still my favorite person, Lily. Always will be.
It took four years for me to fall in love with him. It only took four pages to stop.
Goals are achieved through discomfort and hard work. They aren’t achieved when you hide out in a place where you’re nice and cozy.