“Each time a girl approached the table, Mortimer would smile. Like this: And each time the girl would shriek and run away.”

“Anything becomes less boring with googly eyes on it.”

“Mrs. Vice turned to the weddings page. She liked to look at the smiling brides and imagine how miserable they would soon be.”

“Everyone says I'm like the girl next door...Y'all must have really weird neighbors”

“Girls you are stronger than you know.. If you don't like being treated like a doormat the get the f**k off the floor.”

“Why was it considered normal for a girl to live for fashion and makeup, but not car engines or bugs? And what about sports fanatics? My mom had a boyfriend who would flip out if he missed even a minute of a football game. Wouldn't that be what doctors considered autistic behavior?”

“Should I tell her of the moments of joy, the intense pleasure of holding the hand of the one you love and wishing that time would stand still?”