"The Garden of Eden has its share of snakes, so you might say it's an angel or two shy of heaven." (Chapter 2, page 6)

"CeCe hates it when I denigrate myself out loud that way. She swears I'm beautiful, mainly because she's my big sister and imagines that's her job. I don't have the heart to tell her otherwise." (Chapter 2, page 7)

"Aunt Sarah is a name that spells kindness, and when I leave this place, hers is one name I plan on taking with me." (Chapter 4, page 14)

"Be patient with people. We all believe what we know, or what we can, or what we want to." (Chapter 5, page 20)

"It seems to me that ideas are like gossamer, or mist, fragile as a dream forgotten as soon as you awake." (Chapter 6, page 24)

"He pockets his dirty syringe when he hears me coming, as if his slow suicide were a secret...