“It's not the way Zane looks, David," she said, her voice trembling with anger. "It's because he makes me bubbly, and because we took a lot of risks together. It could just as easily be me lying there, and he would stay with me if it was.""It's just programming!" "No. It's because I love him.”
“Maybe human beings are programmed...to help one another, even to fall in love. But just because it's human nature doesn't make it bad...”
“You and David could both be right. Maybe human beings are programmed … to help one another, even to fall in love. But just because it's human nature doesn't make it bad, Tally. Besides, we had a whole city of pretties to choose from, and we chose each other."-Zane”
“It's just the way things are." she shrugged. "It's no one's fault.""Or everyone's.”
“But you weren't born expecting that kind of beauty in everyone, all the time. You just got programmed into thinking anything else is ugly.”
“It's just been a long week, that's all.""It's monday night, Jess.""My point exactly.”