“It's hard to kill yourself by taking Tylenol. You die from liver failure, which takes a long time...”

“her knees, which looked, in the faint blue light, as though they'd been carved by water from a bar of soap.”

“My ideal life is a quiet one. I like to read, to sit still in the same chair, with the lampshade at a certain angle, alone, or with Meagan nearby, and now and then, if I'm lucky, I'll come across a lovely phrase or fine sentiment, look up from my book, and feel the harmony of some notion, the justice of it, and know that everything is there. That's life to me, those privately discovered moments. ”

“You all have stories, Sandy said. And we have secrets”

“Where exactly do you put your hands on somebody who hurts everywhere?”

“Yeah, well, I wanted to be a screenwriter, and guess what? I am one. That's the other tragedy in life.”

“It is a long time,' repeated his wife; 'and when is it not a long time? Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule.''It does not take a long time to strike a man with Lightning,' said Defarge.'How long,' demanded madame, composedly, 'does it take to make and store the lightning? Tell me?”