“She was back on the ground, looking down at the bugs rather than up at the sky.”

“Don't live in a world of 'I never should have'. Regret is a terrible burden to carry through life. It stoops your shoulders and keeps you looking down at the ground rather than up at the stars.”

“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than look down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.”

“Just as I lay back, she sat up. I sat up, and she flopped back down. Awkward. That was my every move when it came to her. Now we were both lying down, staring up at the blue sky.”

“At some point, you gotta stop looking up at the sky, or one of these days you'll look back down and see that you floated away, too.”

“Better stand her ground than back down and apologize, she thought. If I apologize, he'll feel justified in being pissed off, and then he'll be even more difficult than usual.”