I've loved him my whole life, and somewhere along the way, that love didn't change but grew. It grew to fill the parts of me that I did not have when I was a child. It grew with every new longing of my body and desire until there was not a piece of me that did not love him. And when I look at him, there is no other feeling in me.
-- Autumn (chapter 34)

Importance: Autumn realizes she is in love with Finny while watching him play soccer. Importantly, Autumn is now aware of the sexual and romantic aspects of her love for her childhood best friend. This acknowledgement marks a key development in Autumn’s life as she can no longer deny that she is not wholly emotionally loyal to her boyfriend.

Perhaps he would ask me what books mean to me. I would tell him that it means living another life...
-- Autumn (chapter 45)