“We all know what we're doing. Whether we realize it or not.”

“Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not.”

“With that, I splashed some water on my face, fixed on a smile, and stepped out. I would find Jerome. I would make him explain to me what I was missing. We would laugh, then we would kiss with tongue, and all would be well.”

“Tell me what you want, what you really, really want," he said."Braiiinnnnssss," we said in unison.”

“Braiiinnnnssss," we said in unison."It's both sad and incredibly impressive that you were all ready with that one.”

“In my mind, I said the best things to Elton. I wrote countless excellent notes that I never sent. I came up with clever and highly detailed imaginary situations in which we were thrown together and it somehow made him realize that life without me was a hollow shell. But he didn't look like a hollow shell. He looked like he was back on the soccer team, all calf muscles and lean body.”

“We study there a lot because... what other choice does society give us, right? It's Starbucks or death, sometimes.”