“And that's an even greater love: to love somebody when he's a little...worn at the edges. —Teddy Bear”

“Impossible," he said "I am in love with my food source.”

“What's wrongwith being out there, out there like a starshining in the night when that's the only waythe star can be seen? You never tell a star:HeyTone it down.”

“I am about to stop being a get-along kind of guy and turn into somebody who makes a difference.”

“Maybe this is what it's like for all only children: To love the family that isn't almost as much as the one that is.”

“When you're living through it, though, especially when you are twelve and you think the whole world is changing until you realize it isn't the world, it's you, no piece seems little. It's all so big you think it can kill you. But it doesn't. Which is why the story goes on.”

“The way I look at it, love does not necessarily make for a happy ending any more than winning does. What makes for a happy ending is what Addie said all along: freedom. The freedom to be who you are without anybody calling you names. —Bobby Goodspeed”