“We watch her walk into the spotlight shes been been hiding from most of her life. Sure, friendship is all about believing in someone so hard they believe it, too. Sure, its about trust. But if anyo...”

“Being different is the only way to live”

“She looked at me with those empty eyes, and I thought, I'm going to make sure I fill them up with something.”

“Its when Im around some people that my entire vocabulary goes on vacation. Like now”

“Dad and I leave town in the early dark. It's the second Sunday of the holidays, and we pack up the old blue car with enough clothes for summer and hit the road. It's so early he's wiping hills of s...”

“I didnt say you werent smart. I said you were stupid.I guess Im too dumb to see the difference.”

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”