It's choice that makes us human.

if there isn’t a them, there can’t be an us.

Everyone thinks you make mistakes when you're young. But I don't think we make any fewer when we're grown up

Honey, Kate is not going to die sooner because you have one more glass of mine, or because you stay overnight in a hotel, or because you let yourself crack up at a bad joke. So sit your ass back down and turn up the volume and act like you're a normal person.

Until this moment, I had not realized that someone could break your heart twice, along the very same fault lines.

I don't know what he means by that, but I nod and smile at him. You'd be surprised at how far that response can get you in a conversation where you are completely confused.

Knowledge was power, but a good librarian did not hoard the gift. She taught others how to find, where to look, how to see.