1,161 Quotes by Lauren Oliver

The only thing worse than having no friends is being pitied for having no friends.

It's an incredible thing, how you can feel so taken care of by someone and yet feel, also, like you would die or do anything just for the chance to protect him back.

People are like houses. They could open their doors. You could walk through their rooms and touch the objects hidden in their corners. But something--the structure, the wiring, the invisible mechanism that kept the whole thing standing--remai ned invisible, suggested only by the fact of its existing at all.

Hearts are fragile things. That's why you have to be so careful.

Over the past week, I’ve accepted that I will never love Julian as much as I loved Alex. But now that idea is overwhelming, like a wall between us. I will never love Julian like I love Alex.

His secret name, which belongs to me, and to him, and to no one else.

Fourth period I have "life skills", which is what they call gym when you're old enough to be offended by forced physical activity (Elody thinks they should call it slavery instead, for accuracy).

Old words; words that nearly brought me to my knees. Live free or die

Things would get difficult again. But that was okay too. The bravery was in moving forward, no matter what.