“You believe this is a game, and you may be right. But if you think you can play it better than me, think again.”

“Me? Beautiful? I'm plain as cardboard. That may be how you see yourself, but the rest of the world would be hard to agree. You shine brighter than the Milky Way.Now there are those who might try to take that from you, but you don't have to give it away. Keep on shining Pattyn.And when the right young man comes along, he'll love you all the more for giftin' this sad planet with your light.”

“I don’t think God has a gender. I don’t think God hates gays or Democrats, and I don’t think you have to be Born Again to find your way to Heaven. I believe God expects us to care for one another, even those who are different. God wants us to be good stewards of this planet, and that means not wasting or violating its resources. Most of all, it means not blowing it up. Especially not in God’s name.”

“TransformationIsn't easy when most of the people in your life think you're already perfect, and want you to stay just how they see you. Try to begina new phase, you'd better expectpush-back. Try to create a whole new you, your friend list will shrinkconsiderably.”

“You can’t walk away from someone you love, leave them drowning in your desertion. If love has no more meaning than that, you can keep it. I don’t want it now or ever again. Don’t want to hear the word or wear its scars.”

“I still care for you, you know..That phrase again. Everyone cares for me. They just don't know how to love me.”

“Before you, I believed love was making love. Waiting only makes me love you more.”