Keep a light, hopeful heart. But ­expect the worst. - Joyce Carol Oates

"The worst thing: to give yourself away in exchange for not enough love."

"Primarily, 'Black Girl/White Girl' is the story of two very different, yet somehow 'fated' girls; for Genna, her 'friendship' with Minette is the most haunting of her life, though it is one-sided and ends in tragedy."

"Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, another's voice, another's soul."

"A daydreamer is prepared for most things."

"The worst thing: to give yourself away in exchange for not enough love."