It was amazing how you could get so far from where you'd planned, and yet find it was exactly were you needed to be.

It passed, though. That was the bad thing. It always passed.

but you could also look at it the other way. Like you’re saying no matter how bad things are for you, I can still relate.

The thing about Wes," Delia said to me, unwrapping another package of turkey, "is that he thinks he can fix anything. And if he can't fix it, he can at least do something with the pieces of what's broken.

Stop it. Seriously. This isn't funny.' 'You're right.' A pause. 'It's pathetic.

Morris was not the type to offer a hug or even hold your hand. But there was something in his quiet indignation at the universe then--and Luke, now--that was just the kind of comfort I needed. "I'm such a mess," I said. "We're almost off the island and I didn't even ask you where you were going." He shrugged. "No place. Wherever you are.

You know, I think I knew you for about three weeks before I ever really saw you smile. And then one day, Morgan said something and you laughed, and I remember thinking it was really cool because it meant something. You're not the kind of person who smiles for nothing, Colie. I have to earn every one.