“If I had to explain what Zane was for me he would be the edge pieces of the puzzle. He is what holds me together, but not what defines me.”

“‎"All that history, the love & laughter, is designed for youth. It is what keeps the story of who we are alive from one generation to the next. It ensures our indelible mark in the souls of generations we will never have the pleasure of holding in a warm embrace. Life is short people. Before you know it, another decade will pass, people you love will be lost to this world, and all that will be left of them is what we carry in our hearts." Elsie Love 2011”

“I was not ugly. I might never be anything for men to lose their heads about, but I need never again be ugly. This knowledge was like a song within me. Suddenly it all came together. If you were healthy, fit, and well-dressed, you could be attractive.”

“Maybe we're just supposed to try our best, whatever that is," he [Chord] said, "and hope whatever happens is meant to happen.”

“I am going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life.”

“If I didn't laugh, I'd rip out my hair, one graying strand at a time.”

“I don't want to have to save your life,' Chord says softly. 'Not when you can do it.”