“I fell for a boy from the wrong side of the tracks.”

“Is it wrong to leave relative security in favor of unknown risk at the side of someone you love?”

“And the scary thing is, I’m on a fast track to that same aviary. Unless I find my wings.”

“Do you know how beautiful you are?' I shook my head 'I'm not. But you make me fell like I am.' I wanted to be beautiful. To him. For him. I didn't care how anybody else saw me. Only Ethan.”

“You can have your pick of pretty women. Why me?You're like the ocean, Pattyn. Pretty enough on the surface, but dive down into your depths, you'll find beauty most people never see. Lucky me. I fell in, headfirst.”

“He did seem like a nice boy. Seeming and being are two different things.”

“Can a dream be wrong? Aren't dreams God's way of telling you things?”