I knew I had to keep him to myself, as I'd slowly begun to keep everything. We had secrets now, truths and… — Sarah Dessen

You can't just turn your heart off like a faucet; you have to go to the source and dry it out, drop by drop.

There are some things in this world you rely on, like a sure bet. And when they let you down, shifting from where you've carefully placed them, it shakes your faith, right were you stand.

When I pictured myself, it was always like just an outline in a coloring book, with the inside not yet completed. All the standard features were there. but the colors, the zigzags and plaids, the bits and pieces that made up me, Halley, weren't yet in place. Scarlett's vibrant reds and golds helped some, but I was still waiting.