There are a million rules for being a girl. There are a million things you have to do to get through each day. High school has things that can trip you up, ruin you, people say one thing and mean another, and you have to know all the rules, you have to know what you can and can't do.

I didn't want it to be one good memory that led to a lot of bad ones. I wanted it to stay what it was, one amazing moment, something that was strong and sweet enough to stand on its own. Something I could remember without any pain. - Kate

Grace is my favourite church word. A state of being. Something you can pray for. Something God can grant. Something you can obtain. Perfection is out of reach. But grace -- grace you can reach for.

I wants us to be real. I want to be just you and me. - Ryan

I know who I want to be with, and it isn't her.- Ryan

And you… do you know what you are?”“Stupid?”“Beautiful,” he says, his face turning red.

I don’t think I could have picked a worse guy to be my soul mate.

I didn’t want to see it. I didn’t think he’d ever really notice me, and in the end, he didn’t.

And I know what people say about not listening to insults or how you should let stuff roll off you, but it’s not that easy.