“If you were sad about something that hadn't happened yet you couldn't be disappointed.”

“If you didn't remember something happening, was it because it never had happened? Or because you wished it hadn't?”

“Comforting someone when they were stricken with loss was something else. It meant commitment. It meant caring. It meant you wanted to ease their pain, and at the same time you were thanking God that whatever the bad thing was that had happened, it hadn't happened to them.”

“...science fiction is something that could happen - but usually you wouldn't want it to. Fantasy is something that couldn't happen - though often you only wish that it could.”

“There are two kinds of hope: the kind you couldn't do anything about and the kind you could. And even if the kind you could do something about wasn't what you'd originally wanted, it was still worth doing. A rainy day is better than no day. A small happiness can make a big sadness less sad.”

“People told her she hadn't changed much, in a tone which hinted they were surprised and a little disappointed she hadn't.”