There was nothing I could say in retaliation except something that would confuse her.

Get over it, Roo. If you have friends who actually like you, you’re popular enough.

We should not accept an evil we can change.

Someone once wrote that a novel should deliver a series of small astonishments. I get the same thing spending an hour with you.

Other people apologize and don't mean t "Sorry, but you shouldn't have..." or "Sorry, but I just didn't..." They apologize while telling you that they were right all along, which is the opposite of an actual apology.

Love is when you give someone else the power to destroy you, and you trust them not to do it.

My heart spasmed among the peonies like a trout.