“To be clear: I don’t believe in fate. But I’m desperate.” -Page 5

 

“Psychiatrists tell you not to bottle up your feelings because they’ll eventually explode. They’re not wrong.” -Page 20

 

“Everything happens for a reason. This is a thing people say.” -Page 34

 

“Observable Fact: You should never take long shots. Better to study the odds and take the probable shot. However, if the long shot is your only shot, then you have to take it.” -Page 35

 

“And rejection was not an easy thing.” -Page 42

 

“If the person who’s meant to love you forever can suddenly stop, then what is there to believe in?” -Page 47

 

“People spend their whole lives looking for love. Poems and songs and entire novels are written about it. But how can you trust something that can end as suddenly as it begins?” -Page 58

 

“It’s the feeling when you meet someone you’re going to fall in love with them. Maybe you don’t love them right away, but it’s inevitable that you will.” -Page 74

 

“To grow up is to grow apart.” -Page 130

 

“Maybe part of falling in love with someone else is also falling in love with yourself. I like who I am with her.” -Page 150

 

“I guess the cliche is true. People in love want everyone else to be in love. I hope their relationship lasts forever.” -Page 250

 

“Some people exist in your life to make it better. Some people exist to make it worse.” -Page 256

 

“They won the lottery with each other, they liked to say.” -Page 266

 

“The trouble with getting your hopes too far up is: it’s a long way down.” -Page 286