“And if I wanted to kill myself, I wouldn't throw myself off a roof. And if I was going to throw myself off a roof, I would put on some pants before I did it.”

“Flattery will get you everywhere," Sam says, "Except, apparently, off a roof.”

“You are the only thing I have that is neither duty nor obligation, the only thing I chose for myself. The only thing I want. ”

“I have no memory of climbing the stairs up to the roof. I don't even know how to get where I am, which is a problem since I'm going to have to get down, ideally in a way that doesn't involve dying.”

“It’s hard to look at Barron now, but I do. He’s smirking. His black hair and black suit make him into a shadow, as if I conjured some dark mirror of myself.”

“I can't trust the people I care about not to hurt me. And I'm not sure I can trust myself not to hurt them, either.”

“She can’t help it. She loves the con. I tell myself I’m not like her, but I have to admit I love it too.”