Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give. - Gabrielle Zevin

It had not been a lonely childhood, though many of her intimates had been somewhat less than real.

I've thought a lot about it. The truth is, sometimes too much can happen in a relationship, and then there's nothing anyone can do or say. It's broken.

What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It's the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever.