I was in the air around him. I was in the cold mornings he had now. I was in the quiet time he spent alone. I was the girl he had chosen to kiss. He wanted, somehow to set me free. -Susie Salmon

How to Commit the Perfect Murder" was an old game in heaven. I always chose the icicle: the weapon melts away.

You save yourself or you remain unsaved.

I stared at her black hair. It was shiny like the promises in magazines.

Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had.

Your first kiss is destiny knocking.

You could not be filled with hate and be beautiful. Like any other girl, I wanted to be beautiful. But I was filled with hate.

I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.

I would like to tell you that I am, and you will one day be, forever safe.

She liked to imagine that when she passed the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was.

Heaven is comfort, but it's still not living.

He hugged her tight, mixing their tears to be bottled and fermented, so they could be drunk on each other when this was all over.

I am not interested in wishing hard and having the Universe provide all I need without any work on my part.

There are some questions that shouldn't be asked until a person is mature enough to appreciate the answers.

The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power.

She is angle. I am curve. Together, we are geometric sculpture, and we make perfect sense.

America should treasure its rare, true original voices and Mark Leyner is one of them. So treasure him already, you bastards!

We are the subjects of an experiment which is not a little interesting to me.

Shame is not your friend. It depletes your power. Let go of shame and embrace your magnificence.

...so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.

Every experience that you go through kinda shapes who you are.