'"You're still trying to protect me. Real or not real," he whispers.
"Real," I answer. "Because that's what you and I do, protect each other."'

'The image haunted his dreams throughout the night: a lovely girl gazing at the stars, and the stars who gazed back.'

'"Just... isn't giving up allowed sometimes? Isn't it okay to say, ‘This really hurts, so I‘m going to stop trying‘?”

“It sets a dangerous precedent.”

“For avoiding pain?”

“For avoiding life."'

- Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl