Quotes from Kristen Tracy

Her parents had basically abdicated their roles as guardians and she was building a bomb. In order to kill a poodle.

Dessy, don't grow up to be a writer. Because when you live too much in your own head, you neglect the people you love and become an insulated wack job.

You need to grab life.. You only get one turn. One ride. One trip through the universe

Really, I think my tippy state was a sign. I was supposed to see how much I was depending on Ben. I was supposed to realize that you can't depend on another person to provide your own balance.

But it did make me realize that I shouldn't go around judging people who have stringy hair, because maybe they have a very good reason for having hair like that.

James: And I take back what I said about you being totalitarian. Lucy: It's about time. That term doesn't really suit me. James: I know. You like flirting too much. Lucy: Totalitarians aren't flirts? James: Historically speaking, no.

The way his jeans hugged his cheeks drew me to him and made me feel warm.

James: Mugs can be used for all sorts of things. Tea, soup, ice cream. But after my mug stage, I kept with my utilitarian impulse and pursued plate making. Lucy: How big were your plates? James: They were plate-size.

On not crowding another person in a relationship: "Next time you're at a cemetary, look around at all the headstones. They're side by side. Even married couples. Nobody wants a plot on top of another person's plot. Why? ... Even when they're dead, people still love their own space.

I think Mr. Hawk forgot that he told us to count all our lightbulbs. Because a few days after he told us to do that, he never asked how many lightbulbs we had. But that was okay. Because I kept forgetting to count them anyway. So if he asked, I was going to have to make up a number and say that my house had one thousand three hundred seventy-six lightbulbs. Because I didn't want to look poor.

I couldn't believe this. My first very good friend had run off to Japan and never written me and now my second very good friend had stolen my cat.

It takes me longer than an instant to get over somebody.

Lucy: I don't feel like talking about college. It increases my stress level. James: And increased stress levels lead to hair loss. Lucy: My head-hair volume is fine. James: You say that like I should be concerned about leg-hair volume.

Lucy: You need to get a waterproof phone, so I can call you when you're in the shower. Because that seems to be the place I miss you most.

I didn't expect the wilderness of love to be something you had to pack for.

James: I think people pretty much determine their fates. I think people choose their lives. Lucy: I don't know. I think sometimes things happen to people that are beyond their control. Things that they don't want to happen. James: I know what you're saying. Sometimes random shit happens, but for the most part, people are where they are in life because they chose to be there.

What woman wouldn't drop her whole life into a basket, plow into the dark, and run?