“I lend you a thousand bucks to pay for a date with myself. I let you talk me into wearing a damn tuxedo. The least you could do is hold my hand.' - Paul van Dorn”

“Let's talk about the homoerotic undertones in sports," she said.Paul thrust his head forward as if he hadn't heard right. "Excuse me?”

“To love is to risk the pain of loss. But it’s a risk that’s worth taking.”

“... I could feel a nostalgia for the evening already setting in, a longing for the existence of this night building before my eyes.”

“I write about subectivety-and inarticulation-about life pushing you into a state where everything is melting until you're left with the absolute and you can find neither the words nor the images to express it.”

“I define myself by helping others. This is what I do.Those people who want me to abandon my husband are asking me to put myself first and to judge him. The poor man has been judged unfairly by others. Why would I abandon him in his greatest need?”

“If I pray nicely, will the Father give me a new hand?No. But the Warrior will give you courage, the Smith will lend you strength, and the Crone will give you wisdom.It's a hand I need.”