Jenny Han

Maybe I would get married, maybe I would have a family, but it wouldn’t matter, because a piece of my heart, the piece where summer lived, would always be Conrad’s.

“Earlier, when I said I never wanted you. I didn’t mean it.”

Things don’t always turn out the way you hoped. Love can fall apart, people can leave and never come back. You can feel so lost it seems like there’s no finding your way out. But in the end, there’s always hope. Always. And you never know, life just might end up better than you ever could have imagined.

“I don’t think it’s stupid. I think I agree with her.”

“Leave her alone, Steven. Let’s go swim.”

“Now go back to bed like a good girl.”

who had noticed me even before I was pretty.

Conrad leaned back in his chair and put his arms behind his head.

“Your hair is like a little kid’s, the way it’s always so messy,”

“Sure. Good night, Bells.”