“No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.”

“A little threat of evil is always the far better way to fill the seats. But sometimes the monsters aren't who we think they are.”

“Our fathers never leave us. Ever.”

“We all live best in our imaginations.”

“It's so damn easy to judge. But as Paolo knows from his niece, no matter how much you want someone back in your life, sometimes it's the letting-them-back-in part that hurts the most”

“Don't go to eighth grade...don't talk about something old...don't bring up old memories that have nothing to do with who we are now. THIS is all that matters! TODAY.”

“There's nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us - or admitting we can't do it all ourselves.”