“She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.”

“She dumped me for the worst reason of all. For absolutely no reason at all...I mean, if she fell in love with someone else, or I did something wrong, or I let her down in some unforgivable way...That, I'd understand, right? But instead, she said...it wasn't anything. Not a single thing. It was just me. I was nice. I was kind. We just...she didn't see the connection anymore. I think she thought I was boring. And the cruelest part is, when someone says something mean about you, you know when they're right.”

“...but ever since she returned to my life...life doesn't make complete sense. But it definitely makes more sense than it used to.”

“Pam described herself as the person in fifth grade who got left behind when her friends got popular. ”

“People are more twisted than people think.”

“In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.”

“there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.”