“Now I have a question," Otto wrote. "Fire away.""What do you see in him?""Apart from the obvious?""What’s the obvious? I’m afraid I’m not a teenage girl.”

“What we have is what it is, and all I want it to be...for now”

“Did you know I blush purple? Jamal’s teasing me about it.""Is he reading this?" I asked, horrified. "No.""Sorry I made you blush.""I’m not. Good night, Briar Rose.""Good night, blue-skinned alien.”

“I can't think about him, but I can't forget him, either. It's not right to forget someone you love.”

“Now woman, you need to start doin’ what you came here to do or I’m gonna do it for you.”

“I am free. I am haunted. But if nothing else, I am wide awake.”

“I didn't want the sun to rise. I didn't want the world to continue turning. I wanted the whole planet put into stasis until I could catch up.”