“That was other thing I hated about kids; they always said the exact things that deep down you already knew, would never admit, and most certainly never wanted to hear.”

“There is a certain amount which I shan't mention publicly," Elizabeth said. "Things about Lucia which I should never dream of stating openly.""Those are just the ones I should like to hear about most," said Diva. "Just a few little titbits.”

“That's the funny thing, she thought. You always want things to get better, but you never know how good you already have it.”

“Sometimes the things we want to say the most are the things that should never be said.”

“I knew that we'd never get there. I knew this, in the same way I knew Tati would never be a teacher, and that Benny would be the end of me. Life's about confirming what we already know. About making sure. ”

“That was the thing. You just never knew. Forever was so many different things. It was always changing, it was what everything was really all about.”