And I understand in a way I never have before that loving someone is always going to feel like flying - the unthinkable drop, the fear of falling, the heart-in-your-throat thrill. It is always going to be impossible until the moment that it's not, and you're soaring on pure faith, your altitude completely dependent upon something you can't control.

— Amy Engel

And maybe that's love, too - feeling the other person's hurts like your own.

— Amy Engel

But I want to be better than the lessons they taught me. I want my love to be greater that my hate, my mercy to be stronger than my vengeance.

— Amy Engel

But recognizing the ridiculousness of an emotion and being able to master it are two very different things, I'm finding.

— Amy Engel

But there's something fundamentally wrong in a system where a girl like Meredith would even consider staying with a boy like Dylan if she has the chance to be free of him.

— Amy Engel

He didn’t save me, though. He allowed me the freedom to save myself, which is the very best type of rescue.

— Amy Engel

How do you measure the life of one person against the greater good? Can it ever be the right thing to sacrifice an innocent person? And how do you know what the greater good really is?

— Amy Engel

I don't trust most people. Except for you."" Why me?"" Because everyone needs someone to put their faith in.

— Amy Engel

I don't understand how the pain of losing him can be a pale shadow in comparison to the pain of finding him again.

— Amy Engel

I'm glad she's not faking affection. It's more honest than what her husband is doing, at least. Dislike is an emotion I can respect.

— Amy Engel