“Sometimes, unexpected things can happen.”

“But sometimes it is just impossible to obey blindly. Sometimes a child must strike out on her own. A child cannot be a child forever”

“What happened to romance?”

“Sometimes, when one communicates with others, one produces results.”

“But Adrian, sometimes it's nice to let her be smart too.”

“What happened to romance? sappy soppy longhand love letters.”

“I remember how Talia got me to talk about the gardening thing. I’ve never told anyone else about that, but with this girl, I sort of feel like I can be myself without worrying about looking uncool. After all, she doesn’t even know what “cool” is.”