“One question always leads to another question. Some things are better to wonder about.”

“There is much debate in this country over abortion. I have always found it puzzling. There are the right-to-lifers who say that abortion is the equivalent of murder. Then there are those who say a woman's right of free choice must be preserved. What has always struck me as odd is that each side is convinced that only it is right, and the other is wrong.I feel they are both wrong. No one should take away another person's right to choose. And no one should kill an unborn infant. Of course I could just as easily say both sides are right, but I won't. It's a paradox that can't be resolved. I think it is better to admit that than pretend there is a resolution.”

“I'd seen him around town for a year or so before he made a move on me. I'd heard good and bad things about him. One friend said he was just out for sex. Another said he was a romantic at heart. What the hell, I thought. I needed sex and romance in my life. Sometimes I believe I would have taken one without the other.”

“Don't simply knock and wait for the door to be opened. Go look for the keys. Some fit the lock better than others.”

“That is the mysterious thing about tragedy- it often strikes at the happiest moment.”

“When you do something because you're angry, you almost always do the wrong thing.”

“There's only one sun," Alison said with feeling. "It's always the same, but it's always the best. Do you know what I mean?”