“I actually prefer Abby," she said."I'm sorry?""Nobody calls me Abigail unless it's my mom and she's mad.”

“If you really want to be totally accurate about it, the day that really changed Abby's life wasn't the day she discovered her power.It was the day Ben sang to her in the Telekinesis lab.”

“Okay, Eliza. Now–you know–rise up! Think about those buffalos," Abby said."Walking backward," added Ben."Wearing diapers!" Ricky reminded her, giggling with glee."I know how to do it!" Eliza snapped.”

“Why is Wi-Fi free at cheap hotels but $14 a night at expensive ones.”

“Why do you persist in being so frivolous, Urgit?""Why don't we just call it a symptom of my incipient madness?""You're not going to go mad," she said firmly."Of course I'm going to go mad, mother. I'm rather looking forward to it.”

“Sorry' he said. 'No, I'm sorry.' 'What are you sorry for?' 'Rattling on like a mad old cow. I'm sorry, I'm tired, bad day, and I'm sorry for being so...boring.' 'You're not that boring.' 'I am, Dex. God, I swear I bore myself.' 'Well, you don't bore me.' He took her hand in his. 'You could never bore me. You're one in a million, Em.”

“And, well, that's my story," I said. "I'm sorry that it's so, you know. Retarded.”