Paige

“Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

“People always ask me, ‘You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?’ It came from me. One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl … It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see. Your body is your temple, it’s your home, and you must decorate it.”
― Gabourey Sidibe

“You don't think happy endings are stupid anymore?"

"Your question is irrelevant," Imogen said. "This isn't the end.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Afterworlds

“Being an author sucks, doesn't it? It's like telling a joke and nobody laughs for two years.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Afterworlds