Sure, maybe I wasn’t a ride-with-no-hands, sneak-out-of-a-sleepover-to-go-kiss-boys, or call-in-sick-to-go-to-a-concert fun kind of gal, but I didn’t hate fun. There was usually just too much that needed doing before I could get to the fun.
-- Naomi (Chapter 6)

Importance: Naomi thinks these thoughts as she is on her bike with Waylay. Throughout the novel, Naomi is trying to discover who she is. She has spent her entire life planning and making lists and taking care of people. She also wants to be someone who can relax and have fun, and she tries to view herself through the eyes of Waylay.

I knew what attraction felt like. Knew what to do with it too. But not with a woman like this. One who didn’t know it was smart to be afraid of me. One with a wedding dress and no ring. One with an eleven-year-old. This was the kind of situation that had...
-- Knox (Chapter 7)