"I'd love to, she finally said,"on one condition."I steadied myself, hoping it wasn't something too awful."Yes?""You have to promise that you won't fall in love with me."I knew she was kidding me by the way she laughed, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.Sometimes, I had to admit, Jamie had a pretty good sense of humor.I smiled and gave her my word."
"You should read something else."Why would he have done that to him?"I don't know,"she said.Do you ever feel like Job?"She smiled, a little twinkle in her eyes.Sometimes."But you haven't lost your faith?"No,"I knew she hadn't, but I think I was losing mine.Is it because you think you might get better?"No,"she said,"its because its the only thing I have left."
"Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about something else."
"Do you know what you're saying when you say, "Whatever"? It's just a code word for the f-word, followed by "you."And at your age, you never, ever. say that to anyone.' "Blaze leaned back. "So now, when someone says it to me, I just say, 'You too.' (72)"
"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever"
"If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale."