“I remembered reading somewhere that if you smile at something, it automatically makes you happier.”

“Because sometimes silence speaks much louder than words possibly could.”

“Secrets only ended up hurting other people.”

“It was pretty cool to have someone around here who didn't like the same things as everybody else.”

“Some memories were harder to forget than others. Especially the painful ones.”

“Silence fell between us. This was a common occurrence whenever were alone. When youre comfortable with someone, you dont need to always fill the void with noise. I liked it when we would just be.”

“With a secret like that, at some point the secret itself becomes irrelevant. The fact that you kept it does not.”

“Then Cassie told her story. The feeling was like gathering up everything she's ever done or felt or known up to that moment and tying it into a ball and pitching it with all her might as far away a...”

“Every woman needs secrets,' her mother said with a smile then, her eyes meeting Sally's in the rearview mirror. 'Remember that when you're old like me, pumpkin, because the world has a way of makin...”