“When you are a mature woman, the wolf-whistles from construction workers stop, and that's a scary thing.”

“If I only knew the secret ingredient to capture Alexandre forever, I'd bottle it and sprinkle it on his food when he wasn't looking.”

“Don't be a bunny boiler.”

“The tallest adults are the ones who had the most childhood and adolescent growth before puberty started; puberty typically tacks on a standard nine inches, and then the game's over. "The children who are going to be the biggest adults are those who are tall by age one or two, and have a relatively late puberty," says Rosenfeld.”

“Maturity and experience shouldn't stop one from craving silly things like sliding down bannisters.”

“But I figure you're never too old to learn. That's when you become old, when you stop being fascinated by things, when you stop wanting to learn and explore ...”

“That's the scary thing about hope," she said. "If you let it go too long it turns into faith.”