I always hated when my scars started to fade, because as long as I could still see them, I knew why I was hurting. - Jodi Picoult

"You don't have to say I love you to say I love you," you said with a shrug. "All you have to do is say my name and I know."

..."Can't you hear it?" you said. "When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth."

Love is not an equation, it is not a contract, and it is not a happy ending. Love is the slate under the chalk, the ground that buildings rise, and the oxygen in the air. It is the place you come back to, no matter where your headed

You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.