“...the greatest weapon against big stupid men was a sharp mind.”

“If there was one weapon he had against these savages, it was not acknowledging their existence.”

“To have somone hold you could be the greatest medicine of all.”

“And he saw it in her eyes. Still. The belief that there could be someone other than herself. You, he wanted to shout. You. No one but you. Stupid, stupid girl.”

“We're so different. You're an intellectual. I'm an idiot.""Don't say that," I yelled. "You're not an idiot, you stupid idiot.”

“I didn't realize until those few days how much a hug meant. To have someone hold you could be the greatest medicine of all.”

“You know what we call you? Bitch Spice, Burtch Spice, Slut Spice and Stupid Spice.'Thomas Mackee says this”