"I need water like I need air" Chapter 2, p. 12).

"It's so hard to be around Sienna and not think about everything we shared growing up... How can it be two years now since we shared that stuff" (Chapter 7, p. 55).

"And now, despite the risks, I'm letting Cole in, inch by inch. And the scary thing is, this time I know what could happen" (Chapter 11, p. 86).

"Trust me, it's beautiful. There's a sort of mist that clings to the ocean, and it makes it feel like you're the only person in the world" (Chapter 20, p. 140).

"If he knows what I am, he'll never talk to me again. Just like my dad" (Chapter 24, p. 163).

"Our car stops at the tip-top, so that Sienna and Patrick aren't in view anymore, and it's just Erik and me, like we're the only souls on earth. The faint sounds of the band still trickle...