“She didn't even know how dangerous the truth could be, all the tiny, shattering seeds it carried.”

“The past could be jettisoned… but seeds got carried.”

“She was saying goodbye and she didn't even know it.”

“The woman just ahead of you at the supermarket checkout has all the delectable groceries you didn't even know they carried.”

“How could you disguise your own thoughts so even you didn't know what you were thinking?”

“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.”

“She didn't know how much she'd been hoping that he still loved her, until she felt how much it hurt to realize he didn't.”

“But usually, I watched Linda read. I couldn't believe she'd read so much in summer! Sometimes she laughed, reading her book, and one time she even cried. I didn't know how anyone could make such a big deal about books.”

“She might not be as strong as everyone she met, or as fast, or even as smart. But she could bullshit with the best of them. Combine that with a license to carry, and a girl could more than get by in this life.”

“love is dangerous for your tiny heart even in your dreams so please dream softly”