Deborah Willis

“She was cruel and lovely and totally awesome.”

“We were raised on lentils, brown rice, Neil Young, and solstice celebrations.”

“We were talking about The Bell Jar, because we were sixteen, and we wanted to be depressed in New York.”

“This boy who made her feel like she was twenty again. Made her feel ridiculous, yes, idiotic. Made her feel crazy and awkward and wild.”

“She wasn't the kind of girl who would come when called.”

“But his lack of artfulness is charming.”

“He knows solitude. He knows its pleasure and its power. He knows it is a home you can occupy.”

“There is nothing like Betty Ford sex.”