Actually, I was prone to random acts of stupidity. I considered it to be one of my talents.

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

After a long time, I cleared my throat. “So anyway, when we get to Nevada... I think we should rethink your dad’s rule.” Alex glanced down at me and smiled – the first real smile I’d seen on his face in a long time. “You know what? It’s already been rethought and completely ditched,” he said. And he wrapped his arms around mean we stood looking up at the mountains, with the rising rays of the sun lighting them from the east.

— L.A. Weatherly

Alex grabbed our things from the bike and bought them inside; then he fastened the tent closed, securing us in." Come here, babe, I'll keep you warm.

— L.A. Weatherly

Alex resisted the urge to throw SEB off the balcony and see if he could fly.

— l.a weatherly

Although he was undeniably handsome, at the end of the day, he was still some random stranger, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, wanted to talk to me and who knew my name. The term ‘Stranger Danger’ flashed before my eyes! Therefore, no matter how hot he was, I wasn’t going to let my guard down…yet.

— Adele Rose

Aren't 3,000 lives worth a miracle to a good and all-powerful god?

— Zack Love

Are you sure that being like everybody else will make you happy?"" I don't know any other way."" Let me show you." And then we're kissing. Or at least, I think we're kissing—I've only seen it done a couple of times, quick closed-mouth pecks at weddings or on formal occasions. But this isn't like anything I've ever seen, or imagined, or even dreamed: this is like music or dancing but better than both.

— Lauren Oliver

A sudden damp coldness clung to the surrounding air. I lifted my head, eyeing the burnt orange sky. One drop of water fell, splashing off my cheek. Then the sky opened up, drenching us in cold rain within seconds. I sighed. "Really, it has to rain?

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

At first, we had so much to catch up on we were talking a hundred words a second, barely even listening to the ends of one another's sentences before moving onto the next. And there was laughing. Lots of laughing. Then the laughing stopped and there was this silence. What the hell was it? It was like the world stopped turning in that instant. Like everyone around us had disappeared. Like everything at home was forgotten about. It was as if those few minutes on this world were created just for us and all we could do was look at each other. It was like he was seeing my face for the first time. He looked confused but kind of amused. Exactly how I felt. Because I was sitting on the grass with my best friend Alex, and that was my best friend Alex's face and nose and eyes and lips, but they seemed different. So I kissed him. I seized the moment and I kissed him,

— Cecelia Ahern

At least when I'm sleeping I can dream myself back to Alex, can dream myself into a different world.

— Lauren Oliver