“I am now officially married to Fred Hargrove. Nothing will ever be the same.”

“Fred is officially the mayor of Portland now.”

“The reason you can never go home again isn't necessarily that places change, but people do. So nothing ever looks the same.”

“Nothing in the world is ever really nothing, and everything is possible in some way...”

“If Cassie was invalidated because she caught the disease, or because Fred suspected her of it, I can only imagine what he will do to me and to my family if he discovers that the cure did not work perfectly.”

“I feel an ache in my throat, but I manage to smile. Two conflicting desires go through me at the same time, each as sharp as a razorblade: I want to see you grow up and Don't ever change.”

“In my dream I know I am falling. But there is no up or down, no walls or sides or ceilings, just the sensation of cold and darkness everywhere. I am so scared I could scream. But when I open my mouth, nothing happens. And I wonder if you fall forever and never touch down, is it really still falling? I think I will fall forever.”