“History is written by the victors--and when there is no victors, it all winds up in the corporate shredders.”

“What do you do with a textbook case when no one's written the textbook?”

“Suddenly, Tara's accomplishment was clear. She had lined up allies among the school's various groups and got them all to work together for probably the first time in the school's history. She was like a master builder who could bend materials like stone and steel and clay to her will... except her materials were flesh and spirit.”

“That's wisdom you can take to the grave, and dig up when you need it!”

“It's like when you call the radio station when they ask for the ninth caller, but you're never the ninth caller, so when they actually pick up and talk to you, you figure it must be some mistake. Then they put you on the radio, you sound like a complete fool, and then you hang up before you can give them your address, so they can't mail you your concert tickets. Don't laugh - it happened.”

“Touch is a freaky thing when you're not used to it. It makes you feel all kinds of things.”

“I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.”