“When everything seems to be set to show me off as intelligent, the fool I always keep hidden takes over all that I say.”

“The shortness of life, I keep saying, makes everything seem pointless when I think about the longness of death.”

“That pissed me the hell off. I took in a deep breath and blurted out everything without thinking twice. “Fuck you! You want to know who I am, Marcus. Well here it goes! I am temperamental, over-sensitive, and outspoken. I’m honest! I cry at stupid love movies, and I'm a sucker for a romantic novel. I don’t allow people to walk all over me, I have trust issues, and I have insecurities. I’ve slept with four men in my entire life! And the one thing I don’t do is take shit from men who try to act like they’re better than me as if they don’t have any hidden skeletons! I’m not keeping shit hidden, how ‘bout you? You can fuck off. I'll find my own way home. Have a nice fucking life!” - Mia”

“I always had the sense with her that she didn't suffer fools gladly but that life was taking great pains to show her how.”

“And as always seems to happen when I have reached the point where I am ready to take decisive action, everything began to happen at once.”

“Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.”