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1 " Heartbreaks happens, I looked it up. I tried to imagine what it felt like, even though I'd read it in dozens of books and articles \. But it's nothing like that. There's no way to describe it in words, except maybe if you repeated the word "fuck" for four or five pages. "
― Phil Stamper , As Far As You'll Take Me
2 " Love is something entirely different. It's realizing the storm's been raging so long you forget you're drenched, until the sun kisses your cheek, dries your tears, and shows you where your real home is. "
3 " To my family. The one I was born into, and the one I found along the way. "
4 " But you can have more than one family. You can choose your family. "
5 " I spend so much of my time trying to make my sexuality as little of a deal as possible, while everyone else in my life seems to be making it into a huge thing. "
6 " Heartbreak happens, I looked it up. I tried to imagine what it felt like, even though I'd read dozens of books and articles. But it's nothing like that. There's no way to describe it in words, except maybe if you repeated the world "fuck" for four or five pages. "
7 " I’ll never understand how we can be so open and how they can be so kind then close up so quickly. How their version of God can drive a steak through the heart of our relationship and they don’t even realise it’s happening. "
8 " Megan's in the driver's seat. Me, the passenger. Always the passenger. "
9 " But Sophie looks at her almost forlornly, like she wants to be friends, like she wants to be part of the group. I know that feeling. "
10 " I hear you’re from America,” she says. I try to keep up with politics there because of my friend who works over there. And it sounds like a new mess happens every day. Not sure you escaped to a better country, but I will say, London and its people are beautiful. "
11 " But I can’t show how this is affecting me so I turn to him and smile like I’m the most normal kid in Normalville. Meanwhile, I’m shaking on the inside. "
12 " Aren’t things ever just okay? Can’t people fall out but not fall apart? "
13 " Our demise weighs heavily on my chest. But I’m not friendless. I’m not alone. "
14 " Flying to London was scary. I left everything behind, everything I knew, everything that was safe and secure. And for the last six weeks, I thought I was replacing it with better things, more secure things. But that’s not how it works. There’s only one thing that can offer security: me. If I make my own decisions, if I follow my own path and still let others in along the way, I’ll be protected from this. Heartbreak happens. "
15 " You don’t have to be friends with everyone. And you don’t have to hold on to friends who aren’t great for you. "
16 " Can you really be so close to someone, know everything about them, and still...not know them? "
