“Don't matter if you believe in them or not. If they're there, they're there,' Mrs. Phipps said.”

“They're just words. And words alone don't really mean anything. It's what you feel and what you believe when you say them that matter.”

“The sad thing is, people don't want to believe that the person they're in love with is out of his mind, drinking and using, so if you give them even half an excuse, they're going to want to believe it.”

“Do You think it matters if they're tiny or deep? he asked. Well, if they're not tiny breaths and they're not deep breaths, then they're just ... breaths. Then you're just breathing for the sake of ... breathing. ... Seize them. Feel them. Love them ...”

“What's the matter, don't you like surprises?""I like them if they're pleasant ones, and when they happen suddenly," Holly said. "But not when I have to ponder them for an hour and forty-five minutes.”

“You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”