What are you reading?" Owen asks. "Charlotte's Web," Liz says. "It's really sad. One of the main characters just died." "You ought to read the book from end to beginning," Owen jokes. "That way, no one dies, and it's always a happy ending.

You know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite book?

Covers matter. In my experience, a different cover can make you think you're reading an entirely different book.

I was just thinking... isn't it lucky that we decided to become co-editors? If one takes a blow to the head, the other can fill in. If the other's lung spontaneoulsy collapses, the one can fill in. It's a perfect system once you think about it." ~Will Landsman

If you are going to forgive a person, Liz decides, it is best to do it sooner rather than later. Later, Liz knows from experience, could be sooner than you thought.

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

Sometimes things seem so unbearable in the middle of the night, don't they? In the middle of the night, we're all such children.