“It’s up to you, not fate.True. But it was also up to Lily.That was the trickiest part.”

“Yeah, it’s true we’re all dealt a set of cards. But it’s also true that it’s up to us to figure out how to play the hand.”

“Here’s to stupidity. When everything else fails you, it’s always there, ready to do its part to f*ck up your life.”

“We can’t make love out here. It’s freezing!” Maryanne cried.A boyishly beseeching look lit up his eyes. “We would heat up quickly.”“It’s fine for you,” she protested. “You only need one part of your body, and you’ll be sliding that into warmth.”

“The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day one’ issue and part of everything.”

“Giving up something that no longer serves a purpose, or protects you, or helps you, isn’t giving up at all, it’s growing up.”