Then, why did I do this, you ask?′ He stroked his chin, like an actor trying to look deep and thoughtful. ‘The short answer is: hope.

You bite off more than you can chew, ’course you’re going to choke. One bite at a time. And that goes for thinking things, too, not just food.

At times like this, Eryn didn’t feel like they were just twins. They were teammates. They were partners. They were two halves of the same brain.

It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.

Ah, jeez... She really is a cheerleader.′ And it seemed suddenly that this was true- not because she was an airhead or a hottie or a nonjock, but because she could throw herself so wholeheartedly into someone else’s cause, because she could care so much and try so hard from the sidelines.

We haven’t changed enough,” Natalie said in a small, pained voice. “But – we’re trying.

Mark slapped him, and Trey was stunned into silence. “Hey!” Mark said. “That really does work on hysterical people. Always wanted to try that.

Death, he thought. This whole clue hunt’s been about death.

He made time travel sound almost like hide-and-seek or capture the flag or some other spylike game – only with higher stakes and greater consequences.

And yet, I felt a surge of exhilaration just thinking about that night. Not just because I’d met the prince and fallen in love and started on my course toward happiness ever after, but because I’d made something happen. I’d done something everybody had told me I couldn’t. I’d changed my life all by myself. Having a fairy godmother would have ruined everything.