Forget Jack, I'm in love with the cold, dirt floor.

The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Got that? -Coach Brevin

Do you have any idea how much I've loved you?

she never showed girly weaknesses like cellulite or crushes. she never lingered on injustices committed against her.

You are not going to die, I know I said I'd let you, but I can't.

All I could think to do was love her. That's all a person can do.

Riley was quiet for a minute. She gathered her blanket all around her. "Paul always loved you, Alice. He knows I know that. I know he loves me, too. But it's different." Alice opened her mouth, but nothing came out at first. "He loved me once. But I think that part is over," she said slowly. "No, it's not. It hasn't even begun." Riley took Alice's bare foot in her hand and squeezed it. "I told him, though, that he better be good to you. When you came along, I said I'd share you, but I told him to remember that you're my sister. I loved you first."