"He said that we belonged together because he was born with a flower and I was born with a butterfly and that flowers and butterflies need each other for survival."
- Gemma Malley
"Because no one needs to live for ever. I think that sometimes you can outstay your welcome."
"French name, English accent, American school. Anna confused."
- Stephanie Perkins
"Soap?""School of America in Paris" he explains. "SOAP".Nice. My father sent me here to be cleansed."
"St. Clair clears his throat. 'My fiancée and I are headed out for a celebratory dessert. I'd ask you all to join us, but I don't want you there."
"Har. Bloody. Har."
"Patti told me that to truly love someone, you must hold them in an open hand. That was how I needed to love Kai. It was necessary to uncurl my fingers and let him go."
- Wendy Higgins
"Clearly God was in some kind of mood on my birthday."
- Jodi Picoult
"I love you Anna Covey,' he said, his voice barely audible. And slowly, clumsily, he leant forward, and his lips found hers, and Anna felt him kiss her awkwardly, she knew that she wasn't a Surplus any..."
"Surplus meant unnecessary. Not required.You couldn’t be a Surplus if you were needed by someone else. You couldn’t be a Surplus if you were loved."