"My dad left when I still had a month to go in the darkroom, and historically when people have tried to figure me out (as in, 'What went wrong?'), they usually conclude that Mom spoiled me; gave me everything I wanted because I had no pappy. Truth is, Mom thinks I'm a whole lot better off without that particular pappy and has told me a thousand times she's glad I had the good sense to stay packed away until he split." Chapter 1, pg. 1

"'Sarah Byrnes got sick of every new Einstein at school thinking he was the only genius in the world to figure out this great pun about her last name and her condition. She hated waiting for them to get it, so she made everyone call her Sarah Byrnes. If you just call her Sarah, she won't answer.'" Chapter 1, pg. 7

"We became friends when...