Lulu

“I'll answer that.' He took a deep breath, and I could see his eyes searching mine, like he was looking for an answer. 'I had thought that was the ending,' he finally said. 'But I might have been wrong.'
'I was just thinking,' I said, sure that the rest of the crowd could probably hear how hard my heart was beating, since it seemed deafening to me, pounding in my ears, 'that maybe Marjorie realized she was in love with Karl. And told him that. And said she was sorry for being scared.”
― Morgan Matson, The Unexpected Everything

“She knew it was weird that she'd reached out to him the way she had. But she also knew that there were a lot of people in the world who regretted never doing the things they felt were right because they were afraid of seeming strange or crazy. Lisa wouldn't settle for that sort of mediocre existence, one bound by invisible social cues. And she had a good feeling that someone like Solomon Reed would appreciate that.”
― John Corey Whaley, Highly Illogical Behavior

“Because believing you’re not alone is the cruelest trick of all.”
― Morgan Matson, The Unexpected Everything

“We’re all in charge of our own lives—and we have to live with the consequences of the choices we make.” Those”
― Richelle Mead, The Glittering Court