“They're an impenetrable fortress of unknowability, really.”

“The whole pleasure of being in a state of unknowing is that as long as you don’t know, all possible outcomes feel as if they are happening.”

“They don't plant in rows because they're idiots,and they don't use farm equipment because they're idiots,and they don't plant in spring because they're idiots..”

“You think they liked me?''Sure they did. Who cares, though? They're just parents.''They're your parents,' he said, glancing over at me. 'Plus, I like being liked. Is that crazy?”

“They love their hair because they're not smart enough to love something more interesting.”

“Sometimes people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them.”

“The bad kids and the good kids and all kids... They're just people, who deserve to be cared for.”