"I expected to hear from Mitch yesterday.  A follow-up call of some sort to make sure we were cool after Halloween.  Or maybe, like, a customer service call to rate my satisfaction.  But nothing." 
-Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

"Because I want the chance to cry when it rains." 
-The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood

"His kiss interrupts me, sudden-short-sweet.  Unquestionable.  It feels like reading a favorite book, and falling for the ending even though you already know what happens." 
-The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood

"Even the constellations can see us now:  we are seventeen and shattered and still dancing.  We have messy, throbbing hearts, and we are stronger than anyone could ever know."
-When We Collided by Emery Lord