“People talk about books being an escape, but here on the tube, this one feels more like a lifeline...The motion of the train makes her head rattle, but her eyes lock on the words the way a f...”

“Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?”

“Is it possible not to ever know your type-not to even know you have a type-until quite suddenly you do?”

“That they were left with only this--this awkward, prearranged meet-up, this terrible silence--seemed almost more than she could bear, and the unfairness of it all welled up inside of her. It...”

“People who meet in airports are seventy-two percent more likely to fall for each other than people who meet anywhere else.”

“Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers.”