“even reflected glory can be intoxicating.”

“Great, you ruined my life and you don’t even remember it.”

“Why is it that even when you're trying your hardest not to get attached, something still sneaks up on you?”

“It takes courage to create,' he said. 'People are afraid of embarrassing themselves by not being good enough.'Or maybe even by showing who they really are.”

“I had a system, too, though I was pretty sure I’d ever acknowledged it before, even to myself. My closet was arranged by size: Now, Not That Long Ago, Once Upon a Time, Never Again, and In Your Dreams. I didn’t even have to check the tags to verify the humiliating range of ever-increasing numerals displayed on them. I wondered what size I’d be when I’d finally had enough.”

“You can try to avoid getting hurt six ways from Sunday, but it still might happen.”

“But what if scrambling to pay the bills takes every minute of your day, every ounce of your creativity? What if you can't afford an au pair? What if you can't even afford an ordinary babysitter?”