“Angry people scared me. Angry people who thought I was in charge scared me even more.”

“Yes, his ear. I was attracted to his ear. While I was in church. I'm pretty sure that solidifies my position as the weirdest person on the planet.”

“Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be.”

“I heard you're campaigning on my behalf." He walked over to me. "That wouldn't be because you'd miss me too much if I were gone,would it?""Don't be absurd," I scoffed. "I don't condone murder, even for people like you.""People like me,huh?" He cocked an eyebrow. "You mean devilishly handsome, debonair young men who come to sweep rebellious princesses of their feet?""You came to kidnap me, not sweep me off my feet," I said,but he waved his hand at the idea."Semantics.”

“A winner is that person who gets up one more time than she is knocked down.”

“In those moments it's hard to remember that an angry voice is an invisible thing incapable of drawing blood.”

“I tended to hate people that hit me in the head without warning.”