“I must warn you that the books I like are not necessarily the ones I think are the best. I like them for various reasons not always easy to explain.”
“I always think of books as being like people. Even the dull ones are worthy of decent respect, but you don't have to seek them out and spend time with them.”
“There are various virtues of what counts as a best explanation, and I imagine familiarity is one of them.”
“I always liked routine. I suppose I never found boredom very boring. I doubted I could explain it to someone like Margo but drawing circles through life struck me as a kind of reasonable insanity.”
“The best friendships are like mobile phones, I think--you can't explain exactly how they work, but you're just relieved they do.”
“And in this moment, I realize one reason it's so great to have a best friend is sometimes, like right now, Cal and I are thinking the very same thing.”