“It really turns me on when you talk geek.”

“You know, I've always hated those stories about princes and princesses with some extraordinary ability, special because they're born special.' 'Like me?' He smiled wickedly, making me laugh a little. 'I didn't see how those were happy stories, because life has given princes and princesses enough unearned advantages. I'd rather believe that anyone can accomplish remarkable things when she really tries. Maybe her accomplishments will never be recognized, but simply loving and caring for someone else, that's miraculous to me.”

“I'm driving so it's your job to make small talk.""Oh.""Not that small." He waved at the security guard as we left the club. "Make medium talk.”

“Lily, the girl who’d talked back to the jock, said, “I want to get as far awayfrom my parents as possible. We’re like potassium and water.”The other kids laughed and I said, “Huh?”“If potassium comes into contact with water, it instantly combusts,” Lilysaid slowly so if she was talking to a child.”

“Slim and neatly groomed, he looked like a really sexy mathematician unaware that he was a prime number. I wanted to unbutton his shirt, muss his hair, and exclaim, "Good heavens, Professor Dracula, you're stunning!”

“It's a mystery to me why extraordinary young women insist that they're normal.”

“Sometimes you suffer for the things that are important to you.”