You forget your victories, but you remember the losses.

It was their mothers, long ago. Tibby noted with joy that all four of them were wearing jeans.

No matter how far back you cut a willow tree, it will never really die.

Particularly beautiful people were like particularly funny-looking people, though. Once you know them you mostly forgot about it.

Knowing where she was in the world, even if he never touched her, gave him a deep satisfaction, and he half despised himself for being satisfied with so little.

Honesty was a tough customer... Once you started allowing yourself some honesty, it couldn't easily be contained or limited to one part of your life. It was like poison ivy or a bossy houseguest. Once it was there, you couldn't tell it what to do. You had to really fight to keep it from taking over.

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