“My two best friends are dead, which means they're great listeners now, but lousy as far as support goes.”

“I have two choices: attend my sister's dinner party or tie a plastic sack around my mother's head until she runs out of ngagging. I choose the evil that doesn't come witha felony conviction.”

“You'll love him. Or maybe you'll just love him a time or two.”

“Have you ever been in love?Yes.What's it like?Great and terrible. Like Oz.”

“Do you want me, too?Yes. And no.I'll take that. For now.”

“Just say the word and I'll make him stay.I have to do it.There's no have to. Not even now.”

“And while I tell him all my thoughts, I don't always share my secrets.”