“You do know we're officially the talk of the town," I say to Tucker. He might as well have taken a marker… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“Tucker: Why would you tell me now if it's against the rules? Clara: Because I love you.” — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“My mother always says that love is like a snakebite, a venom slowly spreading through your veins.” — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“That wasn’t Christian,” she says. “Brilliant observation, Mother.” “What happened?” “He’s in love with another girl,” I say, and pull the silver… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“But love doesn’t always have to be about the happy ending. Love can be about beginnings, too.” — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“So I'm in love. That crazy, forget to eat, float around in a daze, talk on the phone all night and bounce… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“Before I moved here, I never got the whole love-triangle thing. You know, in movies or romance novels or whatnot, where there’s… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
There's nothing more inspiring than the complexity and beauty of the human heart. — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“So did you really mean all that stuff you said when I was a dead man?" "Every word." "Could you say it… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“I can't leave you," he says hoarsely. "I can't leave you either," I say, shaking my head. "I can't." "Then don't," he… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“Love is a many-splendored thing," she says. "But it is also a pain in the ass.” — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“I know the path by heart, by heart- a funny expression, so true. My heart knows right where to go.” — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“He's not meeting my eyes anymore. "We're young," he says. "We've got lots of time to fall in love.” — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“Because that’s what it’s all about, right? Connection. Togetherness. Love.” — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“And then I can feel what he feels. He’s waited such a long time for this moment. He loves how I feel… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“…sitting on the sidewalk outside of his workplace like some creepy stalker ex-girlfriend, waiting for him to come out so I can… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“One minute you’re a happy fourteen-yearold—good at everything you try, popular, fun—the next you’re a freak with wings” — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“I am amazed at how being with him changes everything for me, socially speaking.” — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“Again," I whisper. The corner of his mouth lifts, and then I kiss him. Not so gently this time. His hands drop from my… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“In fact, I've essentially given up on the idea of flight altogether and accepted that I'm going to be an angel-blood who stays earthbound,… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
Our purpose on this earth is not one single event, an accomplishment we can check off a list. There is no test. No passing… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“As your abilities begin to grow, your angelic side will start to manifest itself in more noticeable ways." "My angelic side. Great. Like I… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“You do know we're officially the talk of the town," I say to Tucker. He might as well have taken a marker to my… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“Tucker snorts. "Sage is a fighter, it spreads over the land like wildfire, sucking up all the water, the nutrients in the earth, until… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
