“Here's the thing about luck...you don't know if it's good or bad until you have some perspective.”

“Once you know some things, you can't unknow them. It's a burden that can never be given away.”

“You watch teenage girls and feel shivers up and down your arms -- those poor creatures don't know the first thing about time or agony or the price they're going to have to pay for just about everything.”

“There are some things, after all, that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can.”

“Never look back, that's what she's told herself. Don't think about swans or being alone in the dark. Don't think of storms, or lightning and thunder, or the true love you won't ever have. Life is brushing your teeth and making breakfast for your children and not thinking about things, and as it turns out, Sally is first-rate at all of this. She gets things done and done on time.”

“If we had paid attention, we would have understood there are some things in this world you cannot outrun.”

“Still, she knows one thing for certain: never judge a relationship unless you are the one wrapped up in its arms.”