He took a long drink, then grimaced. “I do not have a drinking problem,” he announced, his voice needlessly loud. “I have a Churchillian relationship with alcohol: I can crack jokes and govern England and do anything I want to do. Except not drink.

it is the nature of stars to cross

That was part of her, and you used to know it. It's like now you only care about the Alaska you made up.

It seemed like forever ago, like we've had this brief but still infinite forever. Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.

Alaska decided to go help Dolores with dinner. She said that it was sexist to leave the cooking to the women, but better to have good sexist food than crappy boy-prepared food.

So dawn goes down today... Nothing gold can stay. -- Robert Frost

This squirrel is inadequately afraid of humans! Squirrel, I am a threat to you! We are enemies! Please get off my bench! Oh, god! Oh, god! Don't touch me—oh, god!