“This however, wasn't an ideal world, and no matter how hard I tried to think of an answer, I had nothing.”

“No matter how hard lots of people tried, I wasn't going away. The universe was stuck with me.”

“I had two beady brown eyes that, no matter how hard I tried to look mysterious and cool, always seemed to say "It wasn't just me who farted.”

“I had discovered that learning something, no matter how complex, wasn't hard when I had a reason to want to know it.”

“The truth is, I hoped the cure would dislike me. I tried to think of disagreeable things to say to him -- I could hit on nothing that wasn't charming. It's wonderful how hard I find it not to be fascinating.”

“I tried to dredge up the same reaction other girls had around Marcus, but nothing happened. No matter how hard I tried, I just didn't have that same attraction His hair was too blond, I decided. And his eyes needed a little more green.”