Aidan had compared Bellingham to the Island of Misfit…

“My mother had once told Riegel and me this story about a friend of hers who lived in Newport. "Poor Celia," she'd said. "She…

— Amber Dermont

“The idea of getting high on someone else's dime sounded like the right and necessary medicine.”

— Amber Dermont

“I was surprised," I said, "to find someone here with you. I'd rather you existed only when I was around.”

— Amber Dermont

“To be with someone who is stronger than you. To have him relinquish his strength.”

— Amber Dermont

“Even in all that darkness I could see her beauty. Still, I couldn't claim it for myself. Instead, I decided to hurt her. "You…

— Amber Dermont

“I rushed off to Whitehall and assumed Aidan would head back to Astor. But when I turned around briefly, I saw Aidan uncoiling her…

— Amber Dermont

“It's how we know we're alive," ginger said. "We grieve the dead.”

— Amber Dermont

“...up until that point, I'd thought that whatever existed between Cal and me was separate and distinct from the rest of the world. It…

— Amber Dermont

It's a silly thing, but I like to understand people through their obsessions.

— Amber Dermont

“I'd used the word "beautiful" to describe another boy. I knew how it must have sounded to her. I also knew that it was…

— Amber Dermont

“As much as she admired our ancestors' wealth, it bothered Mom that Riegel was so consumed by making money. "Your brother knows the price…

— Amber Dermont

Boredom is actually the most plentiful substance in the universe.

— Amber Dermont

“Of course I loved him.' I walked toward the window. 'We were best friends.' ‘You know that’s not what I meant.’ ‘You don’t know…

— Amber Dermont

“In a moment like this, there were so many beautiful and uncommon things worth saying. Aidan would have said them all, stealing this spectacle…

— Amber Dermont

“I used to believe having a good memory meant being able to remember everything in perfect detail. Now I believe having a good memory…

— Amber Dermont