“How could I ask for a better friend? Someone who gives me a backup plan. Instead of someone who makes me the backup plan.”

“Tomorrow is not another day; tomorrow is today's backup plan.”

“They walked to school, talking about how much they were longing for the summer holidays."Oh, I am planning things," said Jamie. "Great, great things. I could join a band.""You gave up the guitar after two lessons.""Well," he said, "I could be a backup dancer.""Backup dancers have to wear belly shirts and glitter," said Mae. "So obviously, I support this plan.”

“So what's the plan?''Why do people ask me that? Do I seem like a person who could make and then keep plans?”

“Shapeshifter parenting motto—if your kid slits somebody's throat, always have a backup plan to make the body disappear.”

“A backup plan means somewhere in my head, I think I might fail and that word is not in my vocabulary. Plus I'm too talented to fail.”