“You can't change where you come from, but you can change where you go from here. Just like a book. If you don't like the ending, you can make up a new one.”

“But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from falling”

“Jack thought anyone who read couldn't be all that bad.”

“The books I read when I was twenty completely changed when I read them when I was sixty.”

“It was a remarkable realization to Eby, that we are what we're taught. That was why the Morris women were what they were. It was because they knew no different.”

“Eby knew all too well that there was a fine line when it came to grief. If you ignore it, it goes away, but then it always comes back when you least expect it. If you let it stay, if you make a pla...”

“In the summer I wear shorts with a bright top and ankle boots or just sandals. I'll add a nice scarf, maybe a hat, some cool sunglasses. It's all about the accessories.”

“Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.”

“Summer movies are spectacles that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop. ”