Something Like Spring (Something Like, #4)

by Jay Bell

“Friends accept you for who you are,” Steph said. “Lovers always want more from you—like your time and affection—or more for you, like they want you to be happier, healthier… just more.”

Would you take it all back?” “No,” Jason said. “I wouldn’t take back any of mine either. Love is worth the pain.” Jace started sweeping the crumbs

“Do you play anything?” “Just myself,” Ben said before looking panicked. “That was supposed to sound clever, and not like a sex joke.

there are people in this world who, after you meet them, you walk away a better person. No matter how okay you were before, they have a way of making you even better.

Keep showing up in the lives of the people you love, and I have no doubt that they’ll want you to stay.”

“When you get to be my age, you’re either haunted by the things you should have done or nostalgic about the things you did do. Given enough time, right and wrong cease to have meaning.”

“The only thing love needs to apologize for is being too difficult to understand and too easy to give in to.”

“Sometimes you have to be on your own to become who you were meant to be.

If only women ruled the world. He was certain it would be a better place.