“They rushed in like sickle cells forced through a vein.”

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

“Just so we're clear, I dont' secretly want to have sex with either of my parents.Me either. I worked through that in college just to make sure. It was touch and go for a while, especially when my father kept asking me if he looked pretty.”

“Five years, my family thinks it's time I moved on. I'd like to move on with a non-asshole”

“I pray to a God I don't really have faith in just so I feel like I have company.”

“Our new intern sorts pot shards like some kind of savant. The other interns call himi Rain Man.”

“He reels me in, cups my face with both hands, and becomes my whole world. This is a kiss--maybe the last one we'll ever know, so we stay there forever, warm and safe. When he pulls away, something is lost. I think it's my heart.”