“Because it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters.”

“In the end....everything matters.”

“Hannah wasn't my first kiss, but the first kiss that mattered: the first kiss with someone who mattered.”

“Even though I had a history with that house, it didn't matter. You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have...is now.”

“Everything seemed good, but I knew it had the potential to be awful.”

“It may seem that every time someone offers you a hand up, they just let go and you slip further down.”

“Then come to realize that you're making mountains out of molehills. Realize how petty you've become. Sure, it may feel like you can't get a grip on this town. It may seem that every time someone offers you a hand up, they just let go and you slip further down. But you must stop being so pessimistic, Hannah, and learn to trust those around you. So I do. One more time.”