Saying you're through with romance is like saying you're done with living, Betty. Life is better with a little romance, you know.

Life used to move much more quickly when I was a girl. We needed to abbreviate just to keep up.

Tragedy is when someone ends up dead. Everything else is just a bump in the road. For the record, that was something Daddy used to say.

There's a pleasure to loving someone even when you know there's no chance in them loving you back. The pain I felt let me know I was still alive.

They should tell you when you’re born: have a suitcase heart, be ready to travel.

He told me that love was the only thing that really mattered in the world.

Since i couldn't remember the "real" first time i'd lost my virginity, this would have become my de facto first time. I wanted a better story then: I did it with this boy who i wasn't very into and who had mysterious Gaterade breath; in his room decorated with sports equipment; at least he was nice enough to provide condoms and get his ancient, horny dog to leave us along.