“ Katy skipped over, her low-rise jeans threatening to fall off her skinny hips. With some girls, that was a sexy look. With Katy, it made you nervous. Sara Zarr
“ It's as if once you hit high school, you're programmed, like a robot, to be an asshole to your parents. Sara Zarr
“ Okay, then, what was he like? Just give me something to go on so that I have a shot at him!''A shot at him? Are you on an elk hunt? Sara Zarr
“ Life doesn't have to be only anxiety about what's gone wrong, and complaints about the world around you. Sara Zarr
“ Remember that no matter where I am or what I'm doing I've got a special place inside me that's all for you. It's been there since the day we met. Sara Zarr
“ Don't ask me how I am,' I blurt. 'Please.' I want to keep feeling good. Just because the lights are on doesn't mean I have to look. Sara Zarr
“ You are beautiful, Lucy. Inside and out. And that hurts, too. It hurts more specifically. More personally. Sara Zarr
“ Where do you think you're going?I turn to see him, Cameron's dad. He is tall, a lot taller than my mom and most of the teachers at school, and has Cameron's big eyes. he says, studying me with a smile… Sara Zarr
“ That's what music did. It made you feel. ...Music, her grandfather always told her, was language. A special language, a gift from the Muses, something all people are born understanding but few people… Sara Zarr
“ I think about how there are certain people who come into your life, and leave a mark. I don’t mean the usual faint impression: he was cute, she was nice, they made me laugh, I wish I’d known her bette… Sara Zarr
“ No one measures a life in weeks and days. You measure life in years and by the things that happen to you. Sara Zarr
