“I hate this little town. It’s so small, too small. Everything about it is small. The people here have small ideas. Small dreams. They all want to marry each other and live forever… I want to leave as soon as I can.”

—Sherman Alexie

“I know—better than anyone—that once someone’s made up their mind to leave you, there’s nothing you can do to make them stay.”

—Being Friends with Boys (Terra Elan McVoy)