“Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.”

“I tried to think of something to say. Excuse me? Hello? Marry me? Anything would have done.”

“Right," Sadie said. "And Set will just stand there calmly while I read him to death.”

“Unless you stop him. Perhaps next we meet.""You'll be just as annoying?" I guessed.He fixed my with those warm brown eyes. "Or perhaps you could bring me up to speed on those modern courtship ritua...”

“You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?”

“Why did adults have to be so thick? They always say tell the truth, and when you do, they dont believe you. Whats the point?”

“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...”

“Who says life is fair, where is that written?”

“We are all born and someday well all die. Most likely to some degree alone.What if our aloneness isnt a tragedy? What if our aloneness is what allows us to speak the truth without being afraid? Wha...”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”