“I won't say that you're pretty because that dog already did. And I won't say you're funny because you have had me laughing since I met you.”

“The truth hurt more than lies.”

“A girl's gotta get her glam on when the world turns its back on her.”

“Most humans expressed affection by pressing their lips together, a simple act, so why would anyone feel the need to research the process?”

“Biology doesn't make anyone a parent," Cassia added as she tucked her Eturian prayer stone beneath her shirt.”

“I used to hate looking at my markings. But the captain taught me they don't mean anything. Because I'm more than the sum of my mistakes.”

“It takes a big man to trust a thief," Renny agreed”

“She had no idea what the future would hold for any of them, beyond possibilities as infinite as the stars. And really, that was enough.”

“I won't say that you're pretty because that dog already did. And I won't say you're funny because you have had me laughing since I met you.”