“So far, she’d been her usual lame self: solitary and routine-loving, carefully avoiding any path that might lead to spontaneous human interaction.Lena Kaligaris”

“Can you make yourself love? Can you make yourself loved?-Lena Kaligaris”

“Don't ask me any questions right now. I'm grumpy and I'll probablly make fun of you.-Effie Kaligaris”

“The happiness at getting what you want is not usually commensurate with the worry leading up to it.”

“It was funny to hear her voice aloud. Her thoughts and perceptions usually existed so deep inside her, they rarely made it to the surface without a deliberate effort.”

“She cared about him too much, and he was a dangerous person to love. He wouldn't love her back.”

“Marnie hated to see her spend so much of herself on someone who didn't care.”