So I placed my heart under lock and key To take some time, and take care of me But I turn around and you're standing here

Life is terribly awkward and uncomfortable, so we spend our time searching for those who make it all a little less unpleasant.

I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.

What was I to you?" he asked. She didn't answer but turned and walked away. That's when he knew: Nothing or everything.

I understand it, but I don't like it. I wish we could all be together like before: best friends, not heartbroken strangers.

The word bollocks seems strong, punk rock, and imposing, but in reality, bollocks is always too tame to make much of an impact.

Dear Lord,” she said in a strangled whisper. “I can bear it for a while...but please don't let it hurt forever.

I was even a little glad that if it wasn’t going to be me she wanted, it was going to be someone who really deserved her.

I knew what he felt. The huge buoyant air sack of love that filled his body had just exploded and the collapse was devastating.

What do you say when you feel your life is taken right from your chest, even though I miraculously find myself still breathing?

Ah, if everyone was as sensitive as you! There's no girl who hasn't gone through that. And it's all so unimportant!

And in this passion for understanding her soul lay close to his; she had him all to herself. But he must be made abstract first.

It is just that I don’t know how I could live without the hope of her. It would be like learning to live with wooden legs.

Suddenly it all seemed luminously clear. Love had very little to do with fear and emotional sabotage; love had to do with trust.

I think,” Jace said, “that you don’t want to tell your secrets, so you decided to break up with Alec because...