E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

"See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be"

"They know that tragedy is not glamorous. They know it doesn't play out in life as it does on a stage or between the pages of a book. It is neither a punishment meted out nor a lesson conferred. Its horrors are not attributable to one single person. Tragedy is ugly and tangled, stupid and confusing."

"Better than chocolate, being with you last night. Silly me, I thought that nothing was better than chocolate."

"Someone once wrote that a novel should deliver a series of small astonishments. I get the same thing spending an hour with you."

"He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. I could have looked at him forever."