“And I thought about the color and I realized what blue it was. It was the soft and changeable, essential blue of a well-worn pair of pants.Pants = Love”

“But will he come I just want to know what you think the odds are. Tell me what you really think." "I think Tibby was a wise girl. I think she loved you.”

“I told him, though, that he better be good to you. When you came along, I said I'd share you, but I told him to remember that you're my sister. I loved you first. (Riley to her sister Alice about Paul)”

“I knew her hair and her coloring and her shapes would be different next time, but the way she wore her body would keep on.”

“Lena, listen to me, okay? We don't have much more time here. You are in love. I've never seen anything like this before. You have to be brave, okay? You have to go and tell Kostos how you feel. I swear to God if you don't, you will regret it for the rest of your cowardly life.''What if he doesn't like me back?''That's what I mean about being brave.”

“There was one thing Bridget like about guys. They took insults well.”

“I guess I was better at loving then, too, and also better at being loved — the two go together.”