Ellen

“Sullivan ... Cassie ... in case you don’t ... I wanted to tell you ...”
I waited. I didn’t push him.
“They made a major mistake,” he blurted out, “the dumb bastards, when they didn’t start by killing you first.”
“Benjamin Thomas Parish, that was the sweetest and most bizarre compliment anyone’s ever given me.”
I kissed him on the cheek. He kissed me on the mouth.
“You know,” I whispered, “a year ago, I would have sold my soul for that.”
He shook his head. “Not worth it.”
― Rick Yancey, The Infinite Sea

“One day private ringer you're going to smile at something I say and the world will break in half.”
― Rick Yancey, The Infinite Sea

“You have to see the miracles for there to be miracles.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun

“If bad luck knows who you are, become someone else.”
― Jandy Nelson, I'll Give You the Sun