“You smiled then, and your whole face changed with it. It kind of lit up, like there were sunbeams coming from inside you.” KindWholeFacesChangedSmileLitStolenSunbeams Book:Stolen Source: Stolen
“I craved your warmth. I hugged myself, rubbing my fingers up and down. I guess people are like insects sometimes, drawn to heat, A kind of infra-red longing.” PeopleKindSometimesRedLongingFingersHeatWarmthInsectsUp And Down Author:Lucy Christopher
“It was like I existed in a kind of parallel universe, thinking thoughts and feelings that no one else understood.” ThinkingKindFeelingsUniverseUnderstoodParallelsThoughts And FeelingsParallel Universe Author:Lucy Christopher
“You saw me before I saw you. In the airport, that day in August, you had that look in your eyes, as though you wanted something from me, as though you’d wanted it for a long time. No one had ever looked at me like that before, with that kind of intensity. It unsettled me, surprised me, I guess. Those blue, blue eyes, icy blue, looking back at me as if I could warm them up. They’re pretty powerful, you know, those eyes, pretty beautiful, too.” IfsKnowsLooksKindLongEyeWantedBeautifulPowerfulSawsLong TimeBlueWarmIf I CouldIntensityLooking BackAirportsAugustBlue EyesIcy Book:Stolen Source: Stolen
“The sun was bobbing on the horizon, just peeking over. Its light shimmered on the sand behind you, making your body look like it was glowing … like it had a kind of aura.” LooksKindBodyLightBehindsSunYour BodySandHorizonBehind YouGlowingAurasPeeking Book:Stolen Source: Stolen