“You keep life on a short leash.” “What’s that supposed to mean?” “You’re scared of what you can’t control.”
“You can’t become who you’re supposed to be if you keep looking back on what might have been.” - Alexis”
“Keep memories of insult on a short leash, and memories of blessing on a long one.”
“If you can’t discover what’s keeping you in, the will to get out soon becomes confused and ineffectual - "Ishmael”
“That’s writing, I suppose—dozens of decisions about what’s in, what’s out, what goes with what, what’s clever but not honest, what’s so honest that it’s a truism, what’s meretricious—and all just to produce one short sketch.”
“And if I don’t want you to? (Ravyn)You know, you’d look really weird in a dress and high heels. (Susan)What’s that supposed to mean? (Ravyn)It means you’re not my mother. Now stop arguing and help me find my shoes. (Susan)”