“He isn't mine to miss,' I say a minute later, after I control the quiver I know would have crept into my voice if I'd responded right away. 'No one belongs to anyone, Clem. Especially not when you're sixteen years… — Melissa C. Walker Copy Share Image
“Just because the situation turned out kind of messed up doesn't mean that my memories aren't valid," he says. "They're still true,still real.” — Melissa C. Walker Copy Share Image
“You can't beat yourself up anymore,' he says. 'And you can't compare your thing to my thing or to anyone else's thing on the… — Melissa C. Walker Copy Share Image
“It's almost like you have to hear it out loud, even from yourself, to realize its not what you think. It's just what you… — Melissa C. Walker Copy Share Image
“It almost felt like we were driving in our own world--like we were inside a snow globe--and there was music and sunlight and smiles… — Melissa C. Walker Copy Share Image
“I just want you to see out there, where it's blue and wild and full of adventure. And then I want you to see… — Melissa C. Walker Copy Share Image
“Can anyone ever see the world in any other way but through their own personal lens?” — Melissa C. Walker Copy Share Image
“I love that word: us. It's the best, most simple, most incredible two letters ever put together.” — Melissa C. Walker Copy Share Image
“Maybe we can just park and check out the fields," said Ethan. "It doesn't look like anyone's around." I was sad to leave the… — Melissa C. Walker Copy Share Image
“He isn't mine to miss,' I say a minute later, after I control the quiver I know would have crept into my voice if… — Melissa C. Walker Copy Share Image
