Quotes from Lauren DeStefano

Perhaps... you love too fiercely.

It doesn't matter how much his mother loves him; love is not enough to keep any of us alive.

Eventually I realize that I am holding on to him just as tightly as he holds on to me. And here we are: two small dying things, as the world ends around us like falling autumn leaves.

Love is not enough to keep any of us alive.

I'll tell you something about true love. There's no science to it. It's as natural as the sky.

There are so many of us, so many girls. The world wants us for our wombs or our bodies, or it doesn't want us at all.

Linden just wants to protect her, is what I want to say. She's all he has. I left him. I'm at arms reach, but I've left him.

You've been captive for so long that you don't even realize you want freedom anymore.

Momentum,' She repeats. 'You can't just stand there if you want something to fly. You have to run.

Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.

"I'm dreading fall. It is a terrifying season," he says... "Everything shriveling up and dying." I don't know how to answer. Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale. I've never thought to be frightened of it.

For males twenty-five is the fatal age. For women it's twenty. We are all dropping like flies.

We destroy things with our curiosity. We shatter with our best intentions

I can hear my brother's voice in my head. Your problem is that you're too emotional. But how can I not be emotional, Rowan? How can I not care?

She's beautiful and graceful, and she is very compassionate and loyal when you aren't responsible for the murder of her family.