“Beginning a new book is always a test of my expectations. The turn of a single page can lift me up or ruin me for the rest of the day.”

“To take a risk is like jumping off of a cliff, you either land softly or die. But either way, that jump is a hell of a ride with the best view.”

“People are good at building bridges and finding their way across rivers. So it is with life, you study your problem, then figure out a way around it.”

“I'll always be here," he said softly. "You can never fill my need, never drive me away, no matter how much you give me. The good or the bad. I'll always be hungry for emotion, always and forever, and I can feel you hurting. I can turn it to joy. If you'll let me.”

“One day you’ll expect better from me.”

“The zeal of the stupid in her, Chris began turning pages as if it were the winter solstice gift catalog, earmarking pages and cooing in delight at the new possibilities.”

“Jenks, you can fly me up the rest of the way to Trent, and then pow! I give Trent his statue." "Pow, you'll be naked!" Jenks exclaimed.(Rachel and Jenks)”