"Keep your head down and your mouth closed" (Chapter 1, p. 7).

"It's the order of things, Don. The Winter Girl is my responsibility. It's always been so" (Chapter 5, p. 49).

"Remove your hands" (Chapter 7, p. 68).

"You know you can still tell me to go away, pretend none of this happened. I'd understand" (Chapter 8, p. 79).

"What if I don't have time? The rules are changing, and I don't know why. I need to do something now" (Chapter 8, p. 85).

"Maybe you should slow down, so I can catch you" (Chapter 10, p. 106).

"She might seem nice, but she's still one of them. You can't trust them" (Chapter 13, p. 128).

"I want to hold you every day. Nothing will ever change that" (Chapter 20, p. 203).

A game? Is that what this is to you too?" (Chapter 23, p. 226).

"I want to be here, with you, go to college. I don't know what I want, but it's not...