I guess that’s what makes life special. It’s unexpected. Scary as hell. But in the end, totally worth it.

Life isn't fair, but living? Living is heaven. Living is a gift. Every gift is different—every path is different—for some reason this is ours, and the sooner we accept it, the sooner we can stop crying and start living.

—Rachel Van Dyken in Ruin

I'm falling for you too. I haven't fallen. Falling. As in still falling, still in the air, still trying to get used to the idea that I've just nose dived off a cliff with every intention of making sure the landing doesn't break my fall.

—Rachel Van Dyken in Toxic

Just because we aren't crying on the outside doesn't mean we aren't completely wrecked on the inside.

—Rachel Van Dyken

The type of love that makes you want to laugh out loud—scream a bit—run in circles—and then repeat? Yeah that's how I felt. Totally. Out. Of. Control. Giddiness.

—Rachel Van Dyken in Fearless

To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.

—Peter McWilliams

Life is always uncertain. We cannot let the fear of what might happen stop us living as we choose.

—Susanna Kearsley in The Rose Garden

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

—Bertrand Russell

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.

—Umberto Eco