“I'm just a girl Jake""I think you're that, and much, much more."Another long moment. Lily found herself returning his smile, finding her own sense of knowing. And suddenly she felt at ease, a sense of mysterious calm.”

“An apple tree is just like a person. In order to thrive, it needs companionship that's similar to it in some ways, but quite different than others.”

“A good fragrance is really a powerful cocktail of memories and emotion.”

“Whether we like it or not, we all come from someplace. And at some point in our lives, we have to make peace with that place.”

“He hadn't suffered the eternity of the ring about to be picked up, didn't know the heart rush of hearing that incomparable voice suddenly linked with his own, the sense it gave of being too close to even see her, of being actually inside her ear.”

“Though at this moment she felt abused, abandoned, and ashamed of herself, Madeleine knew that she was still young, that she had her whole life ahead of her--a life in which, if she persevered, she might do something special--and that part of persevering meant getting past moments just like this one, when people made you feel small, unlovable, and took away your confidence.”

“She had just started living like a grown-up and she'd never felt more vulnerable, frightened or confused in her life.”