“ It was the flashing lights, and the noise of the machines, and the loud, loud music, all seeming to refract and contract around her, her eyes widening, her hair swooshing, her slow smile shining. She… Julie Burchill
“ I always think everybody has only one major heartbreak in their life. If you think you've had two, you can't have. The big one just musn't have happened to you yet - so watch your back. If you'd had i… Joanna Barnard
“ Even without a kiss, this moment is perfect, and you wouldn't trade it for anything. Jill Santopolo
“ No, it's okay. It was just … weird. No one has ever called me hot before.”“Really?” Trace frowned. “Well, that changes right now.” He ceased walking, stopping in the dead center of the pathway and rea… Chelsea Lynn Charters
“ You and I have been friends long enough to know how to treat each other . . . I'm leaving for college. I think I've outgrown the rules. Sally Henson
“ Mom lies down next to me and we both stare at the ceiling in complete silence. “Boys are like candy,” she suddenly says. I grin. “Really, Mom? That’s your advice? Boys are like candy. What is that? Fo… Rucy Ban
“ His hands fell to my hips, and his fingers dug through my rain-drenched clothes. Shannon A. Thompson
“ I've never had any summer lovin'. And I've never had any school year lovin', either. I've never had a boyfriend. I've never hooked up with a guy. And this morning, on my Internet browser, an article p… Flynn Meaney
“ Parents need to realize that the world is getting complicated every second. With new problems, new diseases, new habits. They have to realize the vast probability of their kids being victims of this a… Thisuri Wanniarachchi
“ I didn’t like his tone. In fact I didn’t like boys’ tone when they knew they were hot and tried to be rude to girls because they knew they were hot. Luella Christie
“ We had been texting for exactly thirteen minutes, asking random questions, trying to figure out if we knew any of the same people, or if we liked the same kind of music--the usual interview process yo… Jason Reynolds
“ How would Elijah ever understand a life that is dark more than light? Or a shadow of someone who follows her around, and when she least expects it, taps her on the back and asks, where are you going,… Christy A. Campbell
“ She smells like spring and flowers and rain, even though it’s winter. Sometimes, he thinks he loves her so much that his mind is unable to distinguish between love and obsession. Which is worse? Christy A. Campbell
“ I knew it wouldn't last, that the reality would come snaking back in, but for a moment I saw it, the futility of trying to mold love into an expected shape. The foolishness of whining when it didn't f… Regina Sirois
“ My mind screams for me to run, but my feet are planted where they are. This can’t be happening. This can’t be real. There’s no way this is real! Ashley Earley
“ The familiar (if loud) churn of the engine made it hard to talk, especially with the windows open (the air-conditioning didn’t work), but the day was warm and they blasted the music and sang along. Ne… C.D. Bell
“ Like all great adventures, this one started with someone trying to get laid. King Menelaus didn’t go to Troy for the baklava. Mark Leiren-Young
