You tell a kid he doesn't like to read, and he'll believe you - Gabrielle Zevin

No one actually needs another person or another person's love to survive. Love is when we have irrationally convinced ourselves that we do.

You can't avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later.

I wish I could tell you to always follow your heart, but I think it is bad advice. You have a heart, yes, it is true, but also a brain and also a soul. I've come to believe that we love with our brains as much as our hearts. Real Love is not just instinct, but intent...... From year to year, you may not always be the same Jane. This is perfectly normal. A Jane is many Janes in a lifetime.