“There is nothing like Betty Ford sex.”

“This boy who made her feel like she was twenty again. Made her feel ridiculous, yes, idiotic. Made her feel crazy and awkward and wild.”

“She wasn't the kind of girl who would come when called.”

“We were talking about The Bell Jar, because we were sixteen, and we wanted to be depressed in New York.”

“We were raised on lentils, brown rice, Neil Young, and solstice celebrations.”

“She was cruel and lovely and totally awesome.”

“He knows solitude. He knows its pleasure and its power. He knows it is a home you can occupy.”