“Too close, I thought. There was nothing wrong with fire… as long as you didn't stand too close. Something to keep in mind.”

“There was nothing wrong with fire … as long as you didn’t stand too close. Something to keep in mind.”

“Suburbia is too close to the country to have anything real to do and too close to the city to admit you have nothing real to do.”

“Maybe I was being too picky. Maybe I didn't want to be close to anyone. Maybe I'd just be the type who couldn't feel love all the way or something. I couldn't tell what was wrong, but what was wrong was that it just wasn't right.”

“But I was naturally suspicious; it comes from working too closely with the police for too long. Cynicism is so contagious.”

“all I have to do is stay in between the lines and make sure that no one is too close to me and I am not too close to anyone and keep leaving. Maybe it felt like this for her, too, but I could never feel like this alone.”