Idiotically, it occurred to me that my pink underwear didn’t match my purple bra, as if boys even notice such things.

If I could just stay alive for a week, I’d know the unwritten secrets of Anna’s mom and the Dutch Tulip Guy.

When was the last good kiss you had?

Augustus Waters was sitting on the front step as we pulled into the driveway. He was holding a bouquet of bright orange tulips just beginning to bloom.

Hi, I’m at the Speedway at Eighty-sixth and Ditch, and I need an ambulance. The great love of my life has a malfunctioning G-tube.

The thought of you being removed from the rotation is not funny to me.