“I'd rather have a book, but in a pinch I'll settle for a set of Water Pik instructions.”
“Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is I'd rather read a book.”
“I had been simply treating water, settling on surviving and avoiding pain rather than being actively involved in seeking out life.”
“I'd rather be wrong to set you free than be right to do you harm (162).”
“But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers than be afraid of them. I would rather know all this about myself than have more money than I need. I'd rather have something to love than a way to impress you.”
“So then I though I'd make some plans, but Fire thought she'd really rather be Water instead...”