Sara Zarr, Sweethearts

"Katy skipped over, her low-rise jeans threatening to fall off her skinny hips. With some girls, that was a sexy look. With Katy, it made you nervous."

"the past only had whatever power you gave it; life was what you made it and if you wanted something different from what you had, it was up to you to make it happen."

"I had them all fooled into believing I was normal and well-adjusted, a rock of sensibility who could always be counted on to have a positive attitude."

"And I don't just mean that they change you. A lot of people can change you—the first kid who called you a name, the first teacher who said you were smart, the first person who crowned you best friend. It's the change you remember, the firsts and what they meant, not really the people."

"Okay, then, what was he like? Just give me something to go on so that I have a shot at him!''A shot at him? Are you on an elk hunt?"

"Because love, love is never finished. It circles and circles, the memories out of order and not always complete."