“Brainy. Definitely the new Sexy.”

“You know how sometimes you see a really sexy baby? Wait that sounds fucked up.”

“the definition of humanness is the opportunity to marvel at the majesty of creation”

“Such is life. We grow up. Planets like Tiny get new moons. Moons like me get new planets.”

“After I finished, there was quite a long period of silence as I watched a smile spread all the way across Augustus’s face—not the little crooked smile of the boy trying to be sexy while he stared at me, but his real smile, too big for his face. “Goddamn,” Augustus said quietly. “Aren’t you something else.”

“Do you guys remember that time when we were all definitely going to die and then Ben grabbed the steering wheel and dodged a ginormous freaking cow and spun the car like the teacups at Disney World and we didn't die?”

“As his parted lips met mine, I started to feel breathless in a new and fascinating way.”