Along for the Ride

by Sarah Dessen

“That first love. And the first one who breaks your heart. For me, they just happen to be the same person. At least I’m efficient, right?

“And don’t change for a guy, ever,” Leah added. “If they’re worthy, they’ll like you just the way you are.”

it didn’t make you noble to step away from something that wasn’t working, even if you thought you were the reason for the malfunction. Especially then. It just made you a quitter. Because if you were the problem, chances were you could also be the solution. The only way to find out was to take another shot.