Because he knew the best way to get what he wanted was to break down what made us strongest. And our friendships were what made us strong.

The trick is not to make eye contact. They don't charge if you don't make eye contact.

Crystalline swirls of sugar and flour still lingered in the air like kite tails.

If we measured life in the things that almost happened, we wouldn't get anywhere.

You're dying with the way things are," Della Lee said harshly, causing Josey to lower the handful of popcorn she was about to put in her mouth. "You're going to lose yourself in this, Josey. It's going to happen if you don't change. I know. I lost myself trying to find happiness in things that didn't love me back.

But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from falling.

Her grandmother used to tell her that a pink sky meant someone in the distance had just fallen in love . . . .