“But saying stuff, even if it's good, isn't enough. Dad never did anything, he just talked about it. Even I knew you needed plans.”

“You don't tell anyone things like that about your friends, even when you're mad at them.”

“I never had anything before this all started. I've lived in No-Man's-Land for thirty years.”

“Some people, like my dad, have invisible scars; others, like Tia, have scars you can see.”

“She reminded me of the sea; the way she came dancing towards you, wild and beautiful, and just when she was almost close enough to touch she'd rush away again.”

“... and all we knew about her that we didn't know the night before was that she had eyes like pansies and skin like the moon.”

“I didn't know what to say when someone's given you a small free kiss in the dark ...”