"The Traveling Pants are the magic fibers that hold our friendship together" (Introduction, p. 4).

"A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil, but it needs a little mulch of letters and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely" (p. 7).

"I would vote for #2 except I think it should be about a girl who finds out her mother is the target of a hit person" (p. 33).

"I think they would all be great" (p. 33).

"Have something earth-shattering happen to me when I'm wearing the Pants - like meet Orlando Bloom!" (p. 42).

"She takes it in a folder to Charleston to show her father. It never comes out of the folder" (p. 45).

"Movies are made about many incredible things. One of them is keeping in touch with the friends you love" (p. 48).

"Good thing I'm not mailing this postcard...