“I was sure I'd have the perfect answer sometime tonight.”

“... I don't believe in ghosts - not the scary white sheet, boogie-woogie type of ghost anyway. And yet ... I don't disbelieve either. I'm kind of sitting on the ghost fence, dangling my legs on both sides, not sure which way to jump. I think I might be here for a while.”

“I'd stopped breathing and everything about that moment was like stumbling into a 3-D movie after living a 2-D life.”

“;I always enjoy the retelling,;”

“Which is when I decided I would never love anyone again because you just felt like an idiot when you put love out there and it didn't come back your way.”

“Just once, I would like there to be something special about being the kid stuck in the middle.”

“... I looked through the car's rear window for a final wave, and it felt like someone had invaded my chest and squeezed all the juice out of my heart until it was a tiny dry sponge.”