“It took the real thing to show you the size of your delusions.”

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

“Women always seemed to bring the size they wished they were to the fitting room, rather than the size that would actually fit.”

“The rules took a while to sort out. Lena and Carmen wanted to focus on friendship-type rules, stuff about keeping in touch with one another over the summer, and making sure the Pants kept moving from one girl to the next. Tibby preferred to focus on random things you could and couldn't do in the Pants --- like picking your nose.”

“Thoughts were nothing. Memories were nothing. They were nothing you could touch. They took no time. You could fit them all on the point of a pin. You could bring your entire world into doubt in a span of a few seconds.”

“She wondered if maybe tragedy was what it took to make your heart capable of admitting a new member.”

“You surround yourself with your pain or you avoid it and let it find you when you are trying to do other things”