funny how a beautiful song could tell such a sad story - Sarah Dessen

"It was just one of those things," I said, "You know, that just happen. You don't think or plan. You just do it."

It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered — so many locks not enough keys.

"I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extended my hand, whatever the outcome.
"Okay," he said. He took a breath. "What would you do, if you could do anything?"
I took a step toward him, closing the space between us. "This," I said. And then I kissed him."