Shine

“Then Day reaches out and touches my hand with his. He encloses it in a handshake. And just like that, I am linked with him again, I feel the pulse of our bond and his- tory and love through our hands, like a wave of magic, the return of a long-lost friend. Of something meant to be. The feeling brings tears to my eyes. Perhaps we can take a step forward together.

“Hi,” he says. “I’m Daniel.”
“Hi,” I reply. “I’m June.”
― Marie Lu, Champion

“Sex and love went together. Not here. The teenage hormones were still here, but the feelings were gone.”
― Amy Tintera, Reboot

“Maybe having something good and then having to let it go is more painful that never knowing what you're missing”
― Mia Sheridan, Stinger

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars