“I didn't see myself as the busty type. Too bad bodies are issued randomly, not selected to match your personality”

“Follow your curiosity and serve yourself a unique blend of books that no one else is reading. Read for variety. The more different types of voices you read, the more your brain will get the message that it’s okay to be who you are.”

“What have you done to your hair?” Mom’s broken voice said, pinning me back to this tiny hospitalroom.“Holy shit!” Icka patted her head as if searching. “You think the nurse stole it? She looked shady.”

“HENDERSON, I LOVE YOUR NAME. I LOVE YOUR NOVEL. I LOVE YOUR FLANNEL SHIRTS, YOUR SMILE. I LOVE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND DINOSAURS AND VOLCANOES.”

“I hear you're a writer,' said 2040..."What are you writing about?'Not liking to discuss my writing with strangers, I had been privately auditioning possible conversation stoppers, but I didn't think that I would ever have the nerve to use one. But now, in the most awkward of situations, it seemed appropriate.'Actually, I'm writing a biography,' I responded casually. 'About a man in Alaska who makes foie gras from penguins.”

“Some people are just not meant to be in this world. It's just too much for them.”

“You may wear your virtues as a crown,As you walk through life serenely,And grace your simple rustic gownWith a beauty more than queenly.Though only one for you shall care,One only speak your praises;And you never wear in your shining hair,A richer flower than daisies.”