What else can she do?” she asks. “She’s not a trick…

“Change is hard. It’s hard for you, it’s hard for me, it’s murder on your sister.” His voice breaks.”

— Gennifer Choldenko

“My dad’s an electrician, for Pete’s sake.”

— Gennifer Choldenko

Some people's brilliance is in their head. A surgeon's brilliance is in her hands. But there are people who have brilliant hearts. They shine…

— Gennifer Choldenko

“I’m big as a linebacker, and a seven-year-old girl treats me like her errand boy. Does she smell weakness on me?”

— Gennifer Choldenko

“You have to wait for good things to happen—wait and wait and work so hard—but bad things occur out of the blue, like fire…

— Gennifer Choldenko

“Sure. I’ve been to hundreds of morgues. Thousands of them, in fact.”

— Gennifer Choldenko

“He’s the one ought to have his head examined.”

— Gennifer Choldenko

“They darn socks too?” “Yes, as a matter of fact. Do a better job than your mom too. Though don’t you dare tell her…

— Gennifer Choldenko

“What is this guy . . . nuts?”

— Gennifer Choldenko

Life is amazing, isn't it? You can't ever tell what will happen. Nobody knows until they go ahead and play the game.

— Gennifer Choldenko

“Now I’m five foot eleven and a half inches—as tall as my mom and a good two inches taller than my dad. My father…

— Gennifer Choldenko

“Oh, we have everyone who is bad. Except Bonnie and Clyde on account of their being dead,” she says.”

— Gennifer Choldenko

“She ignores me. Clearly there’s no stopping her until she’s read every last word.”

— Gennifer Choldenko

Now I understand. When you love someone, you have to try things even if they don't make sense to anyone else.

— Gennifer Choldenko

“I’m not the only kid who lives here. There’s my sister, Natalie, except she doesn’t count.”

— Gennifer Choldenko