“Then I wake up. And, it's not the purple- hued light of the house at three in the morning that has woken me, or the sound of Payton stumbling into the bathroom. It's a hand. A single hand. So innocuous.… — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
“Happiness isn't something that you plan for. It comes knocking unexpectedly, just like opportunity. And it's up to you to answer the door and… — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
“He looks at you like you're the only person in the room. Like he's trapped underwater and you're an oxygen tank. Like he's in… — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
“My pulse is buzzing and my stomach is a riot of butterflies and half-digested peanut butter cookies.” — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
“Oh. My. God. I'd been dissed. Majorly. Because I was an ugly, disgusting ogre. Snot was probably pouring from my nostrils onto the ground.” — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
“What you do need to know is this: Time moves differently when you’re getting over something big. For me, it slows—limping along on creaky… — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
“She looks skeptical. “A bird attacked you?” “Not quite.” I give a chagrined sigh. “A bird shit in my eye.” — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
“It’s the kind of music you want to listen to while you lay on the grass and get lost in the sky. It feels… — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
“Here's what I think: it's one thing to know that rejection is coming, and it's an entirely different thing when it arrives.” — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
“In my defense, the Easter Bunny is the weakest link in magical lore. I mean, you have to admit that the whole thing is… — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
“It's not perfect, but nothing is perfect except for an idea of something," he goes on, "And if we aren't experiencing the world and… — Autumn Doughton Copy Share Image
