the doll, the diary, the necklace, the quilt

"The boy asked the girl to say 'I love you' into her can, giving her no further explanation.
"And she didn't ask for any, or say 'That's silly,' or 'We're too young for love,' or even suggest that she was saying 'I love you' because he asked her to. Instead she said, 'I love you'. - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close -Jonathan Safran Foer