“He slowed down a bit more. "Gaia, how do you know these things?" She shrugged. "I'm smart." "And modest, too." "Modesty is a waste of time," she pronounced. "I'll keep that in mind.”

“He saw her right after the seventh-period bell rang. She seemed dressed for the sole purpose of blending in with the lockers, but she stood out, anyway. It didnt matter that her wide blue eyes were...”

“She walked away without bothering to look further. She knew hed be fine. Her specialty was subduing without causing any real damage. Hed lie there for a few minutes. Hed be sore, maybe bruised tomo...”

“As the crow flies. Thats how she liked to walk. So what if she had nowhere to go? So what if no one on earth knew or probably cared where she was or when shed get home? That wasnt the point. It did...”

“He smiled all the way to physics class. He almost laughed out loud when he passed through the door and saw her shadowy, hunched-over form casting around for a seat in the back.She was in his class;...”

“I am seventeen. The good things about seventeen is that youre not sixteen. Sixteen goes with the word sweet, and I am so far from sweet.”

“It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes.”

“So I make no effort to hide my pain. I dont ever put it all on display like thisbut for today and all the rest of the days of the trial, I must. My every flinch, every flicker of pain, will bemagni...”

“Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.”

“I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late start without me.”

“Falling In Love Is Like Owning A Dog.Throw things away and love will bring them back,again, and again, and again.But most of all, love needs love, lots of it.And in return, love loves you and never...”

“Kids on the Youtube, learning how to be cool.”

“He slowed down a bit more. "Gaia, how do you know these things?" She shrugged. "I'm smart." "And modest, too." "Modesty is a waste of time," she pronounced. "I'll keep that in mind.”