“She was young and alive, untouchable. Why did she want to go?”
“I want to go home.' The moment the smell hit her, the words came into her head. She didn't know exactly what home it was she wanted to go to, certainly not the one she'd just left. But why didn't she want to go back there? And where did she want to go? She felt lost.”
“Why did so many grown-ups want to be young, she wondered, when it took so long to grow old? It was like going on a million-mile road trip then wanting to turn around without getting out of the car.”
“She wanted to feel safe. Untouchable in her home. The ultimate female fantasy.”
“I don't know why she picked me, but she did and I'm not letting go.”
“She is only a young woman who did not want to become a nun. The world is full of them.”