There was a moment in between, a moment flung free in the midst of the transition, when he made contact. That was the moment she would dwell on.

Why does he have to be my boyfriend? Are you inferior if you don't have a boyfriend? Why does everybody have to be in love with somebody?

You know what the secret is? It's so simple. We love one another. We're nice to one another. Do you know how rare that is? - Carmen

She kept walking. The very small, brave part of her brain knew that this would be her one chance. If she turned around, she would lose it.

It was probably good you couldn't flip the love switch because sometimes it was what you needed even if you didn't want it.

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.

At the worst possible moment, the most painful, darkest moment when you can't take it anymore and you are afraid, that is when a feeling of peace and comfort will come over you, and it's like nothing you've ever felt.