“What people called the truth seemed worthless to her; what was it but a furtive, bruised story to convince yourself life was worth living.”

“Pride is a funny thing; it can make what is truly worthless appear to be a treasure.”

“...she wonders if she has something other people don't. Intuition or hope -- she wouldn't know what to call it.”

“I knew what it was to yearn for a life so distant it seemed that it had never been anything more than a dream.”

“You are only worthy of what you prove yourself to be.”

“She knows where she's going, and what she has to do. She could, after all, find her way to Route 95 South blindfolded. She could do it in the dark, in fair weather or foul; she can do it even when it seems she will run out of gas. It doesn't matter what people tell you. It doesn't matter what they might say. Sometimes you have to leave home. Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.”

“Perhaps what people said was true, that any man who lived long enough would eventually realize that the way in which he was cursed was also the blessing he received.”