A place isn't a place until it has a bookstore.

Dance with me,' Win said. 'I know I'm probably making a fool of myself. You're probably thinking, how many times do I have to reject this guy? Can't he take a hint?' I shook my head. 'But somehow I don't even care. I see you in your red dress, standing by the punch table, and something in me wants to keep trying. I think, she is a person worth knowing.

You can't avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later.

It's a tragic fact to die in an accident

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

i've made room for you, she said. if you want it, there's room.

Why do two people fall in love? It's a mystery.