“Magic can happen in a car, a warm, intimate magic born of being in an enclosed, particular place and, simultaneously, being nowhere, passing throu. No one leaves her troubles behind, not really, but you can believe you have. You can believe you're in an inbetween space where trouble can't find you. . . .”

“In certain situations, you can't worry about how people will react. You just have to be as honest as you can and let what happens afterward happen.”

“Linney moves in the world with such firm, certain steps, being with her can make you forget your own confusion, at least for a little while.”

“What do you do when you're in love with the last man in the world you can have? You plan a life, a real life, without him.”

“To understand that you have blown it, that you can never fix it is one of the worst feelings ever.”

“Chicken Soup for the Soul". You've heard of these books, am I right? We've all heard of them. But I wonder if you're aware of just how many "Chicken Soup" books exist on the planet. No offense, but I doubt it. I doubt it because in the time it would take you to come up with a number, the number would have become obsolete. Even as you read this, in some quiet, fecund place, another "Chicken Soup" book is being born.”

“Since you left there's been a you-shaped space beside me, all the time. It never goes away.”