“My journal, my written thoughts like the lost children of my soul.” — Sarah Ockler Children Copy Share Image
“Frankie Perino and I were lucky that day. Lucky to be alive-that's what everyone said.” — Sarah Ockler Chick-lit Copy Share Image
“Mat - Red and Jayne's Matt, Frankie's Matt, my Matt - died of a broken heart.” — Sarah Ockler Broken Heart Copy Share Image
“I‘m not in love with him. I‘m in love with the way he erases things.” — Sarah Ockler Love Copy Share Image
“When you’re in the middle of being in love with someone, you just don’t stop to ask.” — Sarah Ockler Love Copy Share Image
“music, the universal language of love and hope and loss and everything else.” — Sarah Ockler Hope Copy Share Image
“They say true genius often strikes in the pale moments between awake and asleep.” — Sarah Ockler Awake Copy Share Image
“Keep it,” he says. “Something to remember me by.” “I don’t need a sweatshirt for that,” I say, already putting it back… — Sarah Ockler Remember Copy Share Image
“The most tragic thing about California is that nothing is permanent or real here," he says. "It gets to you, you know?” — Sarah Ockler California Copy Share Image
“Because they're parents. It's in the job description. Must drive minivans. Must be immune to fashion. Must be freaks.” — Sarah Ockler Child Copy Share Image
“I gave him my own sexy raised eyebrow, because unlike Emilio, I knew how to do that shit correct.” — Sarah Ockler Raised Eyebrow Copy Share Image
“Sweetheart, when you say Matt's name, you have the same look in your eyes that he'd get whenever he'd say yours.” — Sarah Ockler Matt Copy Share Image
“I'm not sure if you even want me around or if you just feel sorry for me. I'm not sure of anything.” — Sarah Ockler Feel Copy Share Image
“It was just over a year ago. Twelve months, nine days and six hours ago, actually. But thirteen months ago everything was...perfect.” — Sarah Ockler Emotion Copy Share Image
“...Dads are supposed to be the strong ones. That's probably why Red has so many lines on his forehead. All the hurt… — Sarah Ockler Dad Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I wonder if my whole life will pass by this way: me waiting in the shadows, waiting for something to happen.… — Sarah Ockler Life Copy Share Image
“I think we both like Crazy Anna a little more than regular Anna. It's like magic - while I was trying on… — Sarah Ockler Bathing suit Copy Share Image
“Frankie was so mad that she threw my journal into the bottom of the ocean where it is banished for all eternity… — Sarah Ockler Cries Copy Share Image
“Heartless, someone called me the other day. A heartless bitch. But that's where I get stuck. If I'm so heartless, what's this… — Sarah Ockler Heartless Copy Share Image
“No matter what happens next, I'm not letting this turn into another two weeks of silence, the entire history of us summed… — Sarah Ockler History Copy Share Image
“...if I let him walk away now, we'll forever be a "just"; Just hockey player and skating coach. Just music swappers. Just… — Sarah Ockler Hockey player Copy Share Image
“If Frankie and I hadn't wanted ice cream that stupid day, he'd still be alive. If I hadn't gotten his heart all… — Sarah Ockler Every night Copy Share Image
“Mom asked for a cupcake miracle? Well, here comes the freaking holy angel of icing, at your service. --Hudson Angel icing? That's… — Sarah Ockler Cupcakes Copy Share Image
“Whenever we could steal a few minutes alone, that’s when we became the “other”, the charged-up thing that kept me up at… — Sarah Ockler Every night Copy Share Image
“Where is Frankie, anyway?" Dad asks. "It's almost noon. I'm surprised you two can stand the separation." I take a deep breath… — Sarah Ockler First time Copy Share Image
“He’s a dumb ass,” Emilio said to me. “I’m almost finished.” The second he was out of earshot, Marcus sauntered back up… — Sarah Ockler Gaze Copy Share Image
“-Wait, Anna, do you hear it? Listen" "-What is it?" It sounds like barking. "-Look- seals." She points about thirty feet down… — Sarah Ockler Long time Copy Share Image
“Being with Josh is like being touched from the inside out. An unexpected blaze of sunshine on an otherwise bleak winter day.… — Sarah Ockler Cupcake Copy Share Image
“He turned the entire living room into an airport, complete with a four-foot-high LEGO traffic control tower and a fleet of paper… — Sarah Ockler Humor Copy Share Image
“When I kissed Sam, I was so scared of erasing Matt. But now I know that I could never erase him. He'll… — Sarah Ockler Kissed Copy Share Image
“Don't you ever see the bright side of things?" Patrick asks as I mope against the bottom of the ladder. "Easy to… — Sarah Ockler Bright side Copy Share Image
“What is the statute of limitations on feeling guilty for cheating on a ghost?” — Sarah Ockler Feeling guilty Copy Share Image
“The late-night backyard encounter and kiss induced insomnia.” — Sarah Ockler Insomnia Copy Share Image
“Emilio smiled, and it was like, stubble, dimples, scar. Damn .” — Sarah Ockler Smiled Copy Share Image
“But when he died, I saw-- nothing. There was nothing left to see.” — Sarah Ockler Died Copy Share Image
“Stephanie was…intense. That's the best word to describe her, Del. The best one.” — Sarah Ockler Intense Copy Share Image
