“If you have to tell someone they call the shots, they're not really calling the shots.”

“My point is, when someone is hurting you, they can call it whatever the hell they want. They can even call it love. But words lie, actions don’t.”

“Before you marry, you have to get shot by an arrow and fall in love,” the boy explained. He paused thoughtfully. “But I don’t think the rest of it hurts as much as the beginning.”

“For God's sake, Marks, do you think anyone really wants a glance at those dried-up matchsticks you call legs?”

“Justine, whenever someone says 'this is for your own good,' it's a guarantee they're about to cause you some kind of damage.”

“Why did you call me that?""Cinda? Because no one else does.”

“In defense of geeks," Justine said, "they're great in bed. They fantasize a lot, so they're really creative. And they love to play with gadgets.”