I want to feel embarrassed by my desperation but I’m too busy feeling desperate.

Within her simple, terrified mind, swift calculations of distance and speed were at work, and her face advertised the disappointing results.

Me would like an invisibility cloak to get the hell out of this mess.

How can Sophie hate Josh tonight when Friday morning she loved him?' I ask. What I mean is How can I have had such strong feelings for Ethan when now I don't know what I feel aside from overwhelming mortification?

My feelings went from concern to grief to anger, and then to embarrassment.

Lorraine once told me, smile big when you’re sad. Smile big when you’re happy. Smile big when you’re bored. Because regardless how you feel, your face could use a stretch.