“If you're not embarrassed when you ship your first version, you waited too long.”

“When you can't wait for your ship to come in, you've got to row out to it.”

“If you tell a lie long enough, it becomes real. Then the lie no longer exists and all you're left with is your version of the truth.”

“The thing is, that when you're young, you always think you'll meet all sorts of wonderful people, that drifting apart and losing friends is natural. You don't worry, at first, about the friends you leave behind. But as you get older, it gets harder to build friendships. Too many defenses, too little opportunity. You get busy. And by the time you realize that you've lost the dearest best friend you've ever had, years have gone by and you're mature enough to be embarrassed by your attitude and, frankly, by your arrogance.”

“Where you're concerned, I'll try my best, Ava. I already told you, I've waited too long for you. You're my little piece of heaven. Nothing will rob you from me. Nothing.”

“Sometimes if you wait too long, it's too late.”