“Sometimes life is so complicated to keep promises.”

“Why is life so complicated....?' I asked.'To keep us from being bored,' he said.”

“One of the most important things I've learned in life is that complicated isn't always bad. Sometimes complicated is just complex.”

“Sometimes things are more complicated than they seem. Sometimes what you see isn’t so black and white.”

“Sometimes people don’t understandthe promises they’re making when they make them,” I said.Isaac shot me a look. “Right, of course.But you keep the promise anyway. That’swhat love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway. Don’t you believe in true love?”

“Love isn't simple, Katie, and neither is life. Things that are worth having are sometimes complicated, and they evoke complicated emotions. You know, one of the reasons people often turn to alcohol or drugs is that they can't deal with complications.”