“How does the world even keep going with so much pain and tragedy everywhere?” — Paula Stokes Pain Copy Share Image
“To me, Mother Nature isn't nearly as scary as human nature.” — Paula Stokes Human nature Copy Share Image
“It’s not right that some people have so much and others have so little.” — Paula Stokes Inequality Copy Share Image
“The truth never hurts worse than finding out someone you care about lied to you.” — Paula Stokes Hurts Copy Share Image
“You can’t explain love with experiments and MRIs. I don’t care what your research says. Some things are bigger than science.” — Paula Stokes Love Copy Share Image
“Sometimes being poor means having to choose between your principles and your survival.” — Paula Stokes Poor Copy Share Image
“Love is the kind of thing you have to nurture and care for. You can’t just lock it up in some faraway… — Paula Stokes Love Copy Share Image
“That's one of the problems with nice guys. If They can't stand up for themselves then they won't be able to stand… — Paula Stokes Guys Copy Share Image
“Loneliness is just like everything else-if you endure it long enough, you get used to it.” — Paula Stokes Endure Copy Share Image
“How do you make me smile when it seems like there’s nothing in the whole world to smile about?” — Paula Stokes Affection Copy Share Image
“I go back for seconds and thirds and fourths and fifths, when it’s good. Just not if it means some guy gets… — Paula Stokes Feminism Copy Share Image
“The truth doesn't get you very far on the streets, or in a group home, or even in high school. That's probably… — Paula Stokes Everybody lies Copy Share Image
“You know what I regret the most?” Trinity says, her voice just above a whisper. I don’t answer. All I can think… — Paula Stokes Micah Copy Share Image
“No really, Lainey. Give it a chance. Millions of readers can't be wrong." "That's like saying millions of boy-band fans can't be… — Paula Stokes Books Copy Share Image
“I get it. Traveling halfway across the world to run into the boy you grew up with, getting back together after years… — Paula Stokes Fairytale Copy Share Image
“Sobs force their way out of my throat. I feel like I’m trapped in a disaster movie where everything is shriveling into… — Paula Stokes Crumbling Copy Share Image
“Jesse and I might as well be caught in a snow globe. Tonight is just a single perfect moment trapped in glass.… — Paula Stokes Moments Copy Share Image
“But if you want him, you might have to fight for him." I let my head fall to the tabletop. "For the… — Paula Stokes Army Copy Share Image
“Nothing will be the same without him." Micah nods slowly. "I know what you're saying. I guess I'm just wondering how we… — Paula Stokes Micah Copy Share Image
“We wind our way up the spiral staircase and then down the long hallway that leads to his room. I feel almost… — Paula Stokes Decisions Copy Share Image
“Not sure how you can get them to him without looking like a crazy stalker chick," Micah says. "You think I'm a… — Paula Stokes Art of war Copy Share Image
“And this time it’s different. This time our bodies slide together like they were made to fit. This time Tyson doesn’t have… — Paula Stokes Connections Copy Share Image
“I don’t make to-do lists, but if I did, today’s would have gone something like this: 1. get drunk, 2. get laid,… — Paula Stokes Arrest Copy Share Image
“How can something feel so crucial in the moment and then seem completely trivial after the fact?” — Paula Stokes Crucial Copy Share Image
“Maybe I could dole out the truth in tiny pieces that, once assembled, would make a picture that resembled a reality in… — Paula Stokes Lying Copy Share Image
“When you share feelings with someone, or secrets, it adds a layer of complexity to even the simplest things.” — Paula Stokes Feelings Copy Share Image
“Enough with the apologies. I can’t just forgive seventeen years of hurt all at once. But you can do better, all right?… — Paula Stokes Apologies Copy Share Image
“Lainey is hot in a prom queen kind of way and we used to be friends back in grade school, but that… — Paula Stokes Friendship Copy Share Image
“People are always clinging to what they want to hear, discarding the evidence that doesn’t fit with their beliefs, giving greater weight… — Paula Stokes Clinging Copy Share Image
“Standing up for yourself is about more than flinging barbed-wire insults around. Its about picking your battles, knowing when to fight, knowing… — Paula Stokes Fighting Copy Share Image
“A lot of kids think high school represents the best years of their lives, but others recognize that it's mostly irrelevant bullshit,… — Paula Stokes High school Copy Share Image
“I study her expression, trying to memorize what love looks like, just in case things don’t work out. Apparently, it looks vulnerable,… — Paula Stokes Love Copy Share Image
“I go through memory after memory, looking for reassurance that nothing has changed, but it's like flipping through a book of stories… — Paula Stokes Books Copy Share Image
“I laugh as an unfamiliar feeling envelops me. I think it might be happiness.” — Paula Stokes Feeling Copy Share Image
“Why fight the natural order of things?" "I guess becomes some things are worth it.” — Paula Stokes Fight Copy Share Image
“Nothing stings quite like an unanswered text message.” — Paula Stokes Communication Copy Share Image
“When you care about someone, you can’t just turn that off because you learn they betrayed you.” — Paula Stokes Betrayal Copy Share Image
