“…though queens are a particular obsession of mine. I’m not speaking of European sovereigns, mind you, but that most glorious force of the chessboard. Did you know her square was originally occupied by a male “vizier,” able to advance only one meager diagonal step per move? But during the reign of the great female monarchs, this piece metamorphosed into a “queen,” and her power grew commensurate with her title. Only then did the game become something more— A mental odyssey that helped reshape the world.”

“Forgive me if I don't take relationship advice from a dead teenager missing her vagina.”

“I'm not afraid of the world. I'm afraid of a world without you.”

“Happy endings are bullshit. There are only happy pauses.”

“I mean, do you know what you get when you call a suicide hotline in New York city? A busy signal. Literally.”

“Victor: You guys have some kind of rallying cry? You know, "Avengers assemble?" "It's clobberin' time?" "Hulk smash?"Nico: "Try not to die.”

“No. No, first comes boyhood. You get to play with soldiers and spacemen, cowboys and ninjas, pirates and robots. But before you know it, all that comes to an end. And then, Remo Williams, is when the adventure begins.”