“I thought it was who I was with or where I was that defined me in some way. I realize now that I decide who I am, no matter the company I keep or the place I am.”

“I don't know where this story ends, Bubby, and that's okay.”

“Talking with Sweetbread, I wonder if that's what love is: the ability to go away and to come back again as if nothing has changed, even though everything has changed.”

“Watch out for men who love something more than themselves or you. Their passion can be your prison.”

“Happily ever after is not a place: It's a state of being, and you have to work at it every day.”

“Vulnerability is a pretty scary thing. You can feel naked in a lot of different ways.”

“Just because you're from a small town doesn't mean that you're small. Don't ever think anyone's more important than you are or has more valid experiences.”