“Ella, when are you going to realize that you two belong together? Everyone who lays eyes on you can see it and is envious of it because that kind of love isn't supposed to exist." "What kind of love are you talking about?" "The kind of love that owns you. The kind where you know the other person inside and out. Where you can go through hell and back and still make it out ok.”

“It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.”

“I have packed myself into silence so deeply and for so long that I can never unpack myself using words. When I speak, I only pack myself a little differently.”

“The cruellest thing you can do to Kerouac is reread him at thirty-eight.”

“#1425: When you really like someone, tell them. Sometimes you only get one chance.”

“Writing is therapeutic. It helps you cope with issues that seem gargantuan at the time. The process of expressing yourself about a problem, editing your thoughts, and writing some more can help you control issues that you face.”

“Fine!" he relented, giving her a dirty look. "But only if you stay in front." She rolled her eyes. "My, what chivalry." "To hell with chivalry. Your idea, you die first.”

“Books may be temporary; dicks are forever.”