We aren't in high school. We aren't really in our families and we aren't in our houses. Those are the places we grew up and the times we spent together, but they aren't us. If think they are, then we're lost, because times end and places are lost. We aren't any place or any time . . . We are everywhere.

There are two kinds of people in this world. The kind who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don't.

Your problem isn't the problem, it's your attitude about the problem.

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

Bridget cried for the leavers and the left. For the people, like herself, grimly forsaking what precious gifts they would ever get.

I sometimes think the stronger you feel about someone, the harder it is to picture their face when you are away from them.

I love her. I need her. I gave away everything I had for her. I just wanted her to know me.