"Her hair was longer than it used to be, and it veiled her shoulders like a shawl. She used it for protection. If there was one thing Sydney knew, it was hair. She loved beauty school and loved working in the salon in Boise. Hair said more about people than they knew, and Sydney understood the language naturally."
"She looked like autumn, when leaves turned and fruit ripened."
"Yellow joy was radiating from her. When you're happy for yourself, it fills you. When you're happy for someone else, it pours over. It was almost too bright to watch."
"Love always hurts. That’s one thing I know you know. But it’s worth it. That’s what you don’t know. Yet."
"He stared up at the moon, which looked like a giant hole in the sky, letting light through to the other side."
"There was an art to the male posterior. That's all there was to it."
"Life is about experience... You can't hold on to everything"
"It was like the way you wanted sunshine on Saturdays, or pancakes for breakfast. They just made you feel good."
"When you have to do something, you have to do it. Putting it off only makes it worse. Believe me, I know."
"Summer was a lady who didn't give up her spotlight easily."