“whether it is clear or unclear to you the universe is folding as it should”

“And also...well...i told them I want to get an apartment with him next year rather than live in the dorms."What'd they say?"Over their dead bodies."What did you say?"I asked whether they wanted to be burie or cremated.”

“It's all a lie. I said to myself. Romance. This notion that some guy is going to swoop and fall madly in love with me and change my life and make everything perfect. It's one big, horrible lie and I bought it. Hook, line, and a ten thousand-pound sinker. Or I guess I should say it's a lie for a girl like me. For Skye, that's another story. The first time Dakota kissed me, down at the hot tub, I remember thinking, this is too good to be true. But if something feels too good to be true, maybe it's not true. Maybe the truth is that Skye deserves him. She'll always be the winner. And I, pathetically, will always be me.”

“It's like you wake up one morning, and decided that how you've been in the past doesn't have to define who you are in the future. Simple as that.”

“You know how I feel about love. It was invented to sell wedding cakes. And vacations to Waikiki.”

“I'm not saying you didn't deserve it, O." Dakota laughed. "But I'm restocking the karma bank and you're at the top of my list.”

“The Fat Girl Code of Conduct:1. Any sexual activity is a secret. No public displays of affection.2. Don’t discuss your weight with him.3. Go further than skinny girls. If you can’t sell him on your body, you’d better overcompensate with sexual perks.4. Never, ever, ever, ever, ever push the relationship thing. ”