“I don't think there's too much normal out there anymore. Though there's still plenty of average to go around.”

“It's such a huge arrogance to love someone, and there's too much of it around. There's too much love in this world. Sometimes I think that's what heavens is-- a place where everybody's happy because nobody loves anybody else, ever.”

“There's no point in asking why, even though everybody will. I know why. The harder question is "why not?" I can't believe she ran out of answers before I did.”

“I can't keep him away anymore, even though I should.”

“When I think of normality I think of mediocrity”

“Why don't you go on west to California? There's work there, and it never gets cold. Why, you can reach out anywhere and pick an orange. Why, there's always some kind of crop to work in. Why don't you go there?”

“I think perhaps the adults we become are formed in childhood and there's no way around it.”