“There was I thinking being a shifter had its upsides. Looks like I was wrong.”

“But I could never see what was so awful and wrong about being honest. And I didn’t think it had anything to do with being an only child. I believed it had more to do with the fact that I had an inherently low bullshit tolerance, and what the hell is wrong with that?”

“For most of us, I think it's easier to admit doing wrong than being stupid.”

“You are indestructible .JFor some reason I felt light-headed when I finished writing and looked up at her, like I'd stood up too fast or the oxygen had left my brain. Oh pulled her arm back, looked thoughtfully at the words, and replied, "It's upside down, but I like it. You done good, Jacob.”

“She had no mind, but I didn’t mind, because she had a body like an upside down question mark.”

“If I had to say how I felt, I would say like a box that had been turned upside down. And the box was surprised by just how empty it was.”