We're all confused, Samantha. We all need more time to think. That's life. Get over it.

You don't always have to know who you are. Sometimes, it's enough just to know what to do next.

There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears.

I'm lying. I don't just need someone like you. I need you.

If I've learned one lesson from all that's happened to me, it's that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.

Jeez Louise. I know why rich people are so thin: it's from trekking around their humongous houses the whole time.

Ciao," I say casually, and flick my hair back. "Si. Ciao." I could so be Italian. Except I might have to learn a few more words.