“I buttoned my sweater against the wind on my skin - winds of change.”
“Marriage, my dear, is not suicide.”
“It's like I'm trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle, and everyone is hiding the pieces from me.”
“The definition of a true friend is not someone who swoops in when you're going through a rough patch. True friendship is when someone can appreciate your happiness - celebrate your happiness, even when she's not necessarily happy herself.”
“I was making scrambled eggs smothered in Tabasco, his favorite, when he told me about Stephanie. The way she made him laugh. The way she understood him. The way they connected. I pictured the image of two Lego pieces fusing together, and I shuddered. It’s funny; when I think back to that morning, I can actually smell burned eggs and Tabasco. Had I known that this is what the end of my marriage would smell like, I would have made pancakes.”
“If summer had a flavor, it was pink bubble gum.”