“ Did you meet your soul mate? That always happens on the first day of school, right?''Oh God, Charlie, she's letting you read again! You went straight to the paranormal section, didn't you? Francesca Zappia
“ I am real. This”–he put his other hand over the first-“is real. You see me interacting with other people all day long, don’t you? I talk to people; I affect things in the world. I cause things to happ… Francesca Zappia
“ Believing something existed and then finding out it didn't was like reaching the top of the stairs and thinking there was one more step. Francesca Zappia
“ Broken people don't hide from their monsters. Broken people let themselves be eaten. Francesca Zappia
“ People say teenagers think they're immortal, and I agree with that. But I think there's a difference between thinking you're immortal and knowing you can survive. Thinking you're immortal leads to arr… Francesca Zappia
“ Mile's fingers pressed into the small of my back. "Basorexia," he mumbled."Gesundheit."He laughed. "It's an overwhelming desire to kiss.""I thought you weren't good at figuring out what you felt.""I'm… Francesca Zappia
“ I didn't have the luxury of taking reality for granted. And I wouldn't say I hated people who did, because that's just about everyone. I didn't hate them. They didn't live in my world. But that never… Francesca Zappia
“ I realized everyone around me was wearing a uniform. Black pants, white button-down shirts, green ties. Gotta love the smell of institutional equality in the morning. Francesca Zappia
“ I was the big sister. I was supposed to set and example and lead the way so people would say, 'Hey, you're Alex's sister, aren't you? You two look exactly alike!' instead of 'Hey, you're Alex's sister… Francesca Zappia
“ If nothing’s real, then what does it matter?” he said. “You live here. Doesn’t that make it real enough? Francesca Zappia
“ The rest of the year, I wondered if the point of Christmas was just spending money and getting fat and opening gifts. Indulging.But when Christmas finally comes, and that warm, tingly, mints-and-sweat… Francesca Zappia
“ I do have friends. Maybe they live hundreds of miles away from me, and maybe I can only talk to them through a screen, but they're still my friends. Francesca Zappia
“ Intelligence is not measured by how much you know, but by how much you have the capacity to learn. Francesca Zappia
