“So youre a reader, My mom sighs, as if somehow this elevates Isabel to yet another realm of perfection.”

“It seems like the best escape games come from Japan for some reason. It makes me proud.”

“I cant believe I thought this was going to be boring. This is great!”

“At this moment, I know that the answer has to be yes. I am defeated. By my own father. How Darth Vader.”

“I turn back to the Archers, who dont look like the same species as us. Do they even sweat, these people?”

“Dad has shamelessly played the Mom card. Against which there is no defense.”

“To die will be an awfully big adventure.”

“Go outside. Dont tell anyone and dont bring your phone. Start walking and keep walking until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand, because we walk the same roads day in and day ou...”

“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”

“Children betrayed their parents by becoming their own people.”

“But marrying within one's own family can get monotonous. One has heard all the same family stories, knows all the jokes and all the same recipes. No novelty.”

“She took comfort in the familiarity of his smell, knowing that if she lost all her possessions and her home, at least she would have her family.”