She was, in other words, the kind of girl who made the rest of us look bad, and whenever she glanced my way, I couldn't help but feel guilty, even though I hadn't done anything wrong.

I have some art, but I am a hobbyist. I would not consider myself an expert but in the course of writing this novel I became very familiar with the various movements in American Modern Art from 1900 onwards.

but she realized that she wanted him to know her. She wanted him to understand her, if only because she had strange sense that he was the kind of man she could fall in love with, even if she didn't want to.

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.

I'll be the light in the window.

When I look in the mirror, I know I’m looking at someone who isn’t sure she deserves to be loved at all.

And for an instant, I fantasized about wrapping my arms around her right then and there.