“A journey takes time. And the lessons we learn best, they come from the journey, not the destination.”

“The last thing I needed was a parting shot of Derek Bast's face -- God's best endorsement for birth control.”

“I don't know how to change and I'm not sure I want to.”

“It's better to die free than live life in a cage.”

“He had you.""Well, he deserved better.”

“Derek got in my face, close enough for me to smell his bad breath and get a zoom on his zits. One on his chin was ripe. The dude seriously needed to harvest.”

“I acted tough, but inside I wasn’t. I felt like a melty Rolo center, real mushy. The truth was that if White Bird didn’t want to see me that would hurt way too bad. Seeing his eyes filled with anger or hate or indifference would kill me. I figured leaving the next step to him was the only way to protect my heart.”