“If Petey were keeping one of her lists of the things she hated, she would have to add: the fact that there was no justice.”

“Dalí painted melting clocks. I suppose if he'd asked around first, quizzed people if they wanted to see a picture of a melting clock, the answer might have been something obvious, like 'Clocks don't melt!' But, lucky for us, Salvador didn't care what anyone else thought. You use what moves you.”

“She got icing all over her face. I think that's why I like her. For the good stuff, she's willing to get icing all over her face. Who wouldn't want a girl like that?”

“You're only hurting yourself. Besides, the citizens like blood, don't they? They smell it.”

“She's still small and I still want to put her in my pocket.-Seven Chillman, classmate”

“Love the people who love you back.”

“If Petey were keeping one of her lists of the things she hated, she would have to add: the fact that there was no justice.”

“God will break California from the surface of the continent like someone breaking off a piece of chocolate. It will become its own floating paradise of underweight movie stars and dot-commers, like a fat-free Atlantis with superfast Wi-Fi.”