“My life has been one big audition.”

“There was only one thing I could do to ease the pain. I turned to the only four guys who'd never let me down. The only four guys who'd never broken my heart, who'd never disappointed me. John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Anybody who has ever clung to a song like a musical life raft will understand. Or put on a song to bring out an emotion or a memory. Or had a soundtrack playing in their head to drown out a conversation or a scene.”

“We’ve been focusing so much on getting there that we haven’t been enjoying the ride”

“I wondered if it would've been too subtle to wear a T-shirt that said thank you for your interest, but I am no longer dating.I knew Todd, wasn't a huge fan of reading, but he did like to stare at my shirts.”

“That's impossible," I replied. Diane Monroe and Ryan Bauer had been together for four years. They were supposed to get married, have 2.4 kids, and have a 50 percent chance of living happily everafter.”

“Nobody wants to give up a weekend-long excuse to dress up and attempt to outshine one another.”

“I’m an idiot for thinking that one performance would change anything.Maybe I should stop writing songs and start writing fiction.”