“To his great relief she recommended no course of action. She listened. She didn't believe in giving advice, even when asked.”

“Told her she was beautiful. Didn't give up when she didn't believe me.”

“She herself vacillated when it came to belief. She did not particularly believe in God. Or, rather, she didn't believe in a particular God. Nevertheless, she kept an open mind. She was not a melancholy agnostic, but the optimistic kind. She liked to give God the benefit of the doubt.”

“[she] had a great reputation for unselfishness because she was always giving up a lot of things she didn't want.”

“People usually asked her if she had a belly button. Of course she had a belly button. She couldn't explain how. She didn't really want to know.”

“She was one who wished to believe the human motives precede actions for she was (she had always been) a rational individual yet clearly there were times (was this one of those times?) when actions might precede motives and even render them useless. ”