“Seems I'm never too old to be wrong.”

“There's so much about girls I don't understand. I don't know how I'm old enough to kiss them but not old enough to talk to them.”

“I've never been good at emotional stuff. Except anger. Anger, I'm good at.”

“It's going to be an interesting ride, seeing who they become in the next four years.Interesting for you, she said. You're in the stands, watching the game. I'm down on the field, taking the hits. I'm terrified something will go wrong.What can go wrong? They're smart, curious, loving kids. They've got everything going for them.”

“Jake was right - I'm strong in a way June never was. Because I know that I want to be here. Even with the pain. Even with the ugliness.”

“Love never reasons but profusely gives......gives like a thoughtless prodigal, it's all and trembles then, lest it has done too little. ”

“We were growing up. It was one of those moments when you could practically feel the adult pushing out, pushing forward into the world. Perspective suddenly existed where it hadn't existed before. This was just the beginning of our lives—our lives, things that we were responsible for, things that we could control. It seemed all at once too big and too simple an idea.”