She got tired of herself. She got tired of not being able to say what she wanted or do what she wanted or even want what she wanted.

Wish for what you want, work for what you need. -Carmen's grandmother

Don't ask me any questions right now. I'm grumpy and I'll probablly make fun of you. -Effie Kaligaris

Age is not so much a feature of your character, as the spot where you stand for a pretty fleeting time on the arc of your life.

She wanted him to notice her so much.

I love that blurry place where life’s transitions are made without you even knowing it.

For some reason our lives were marked by summers. . . . Summer was the time when our lives joined completely, when we all had our birthdays, when really important things happened