“I'd rather be fried alive and eaten by Mexicans.”

“It was so strange, the way that life moved forward: the twists and the dead ends, the sudden opportunities. She supposed if you could predict or foresee everything that was going to happen, you’d lose the motivation to go through it all. The promise was always in the possibility.”

“Never trust people who smile constantly. They're either selling something or not very bright.”

“There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.”

“You tread lightly through life, but you leave deep footprints that are hard for other people to fill.”

“Thank goodness for the first snow, it was a reminder--no matter how old you became and how much you'd seen, things could still be new if you were willing to believe they still mattered.”

“...there will be sleeping enough in the grave....”

“The girl wore her scars the way some women wore their finest jewelry.”