My high school guidance counselor, Mrs. Inverholl, once had me take an aptitude test to figure out my future. The number one job recommendation for my set of skills was an air traffic accident investigator, of which there are fewer than fifty in the world. The number two job was a museum curator for Chinese-American studies. The number three job was a circus clown.

So much of marriage was implicit and nonverbal. Had I gotten so complacent I'd forgotten to communicate?

My dad used to say that living with regrets was like driving a car that only moved in reverse.

Here I am, wasting away inside a book I wish I could escape, and all she wants to do is stay in the story. If I could talk to this girl Delilah, I’d ask her why on earth she would ever trade a single second of the world she’s in for the one in which I’m stuck

The desperate usually succeed because they have nothing to lose.

Although you hadn't asked why, it had less to do with you not noticing than with you not wanting to hear the answer.

Having a fantasy come true doesn't always mean it will be permanent.