“What better allies are there than those organized around their own needs and demands, a functional and not merely charitable alliance?”

“I had my own bed. I slept in it alone, except for those times when we needed—not sex—but sex was how we got there.”

“The mere telling of how a need was met is often like telling of a need, which is asking crookedly instead of straight out. But this much I will say--with every fresh need has come a fresh supply.”

“Only two kinds of daughters, she shouted in Chinese. Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind!”

“Better not to have loved at all, than to love and have lost.”

“So you’re making demands, are you? Well, let’s hear them.”“I want unlimited access.”“Now that sounds interesting. To what, exactly?”

“Nathaniel’s gaze fell on the crystal-encrusted pendant around her neck. “You own a shop that sells crystals?”