“I wanted to walk away in denial, watch the news and believe the cat was faking the whole thing for attention.”

“I have no news of my coming or passing away--the whole thing happened quicker than a breath;ask no questions of the moth.”

“I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.”

“Just friends, just friends. Standing there in the bookstore, watching Seth walk away, I half wondered how anyone could still use that line. But I knew why, of course. It was used because people still believed it. Or at least they wanted to.”

“You can guess this is how men have been handling Eva's hostility for her whole life. Just distract her. Get through the moment. Avoid confrontation. Run away. That's pretty much how we get through our own lives, watching television. Smoking crap. Self-medicating. Redirecting our own attention. Jacking off. Denial.”

“That’s pretty much how we get through our own lives, watching television. Smoking crap. Self-medicating. Redirecting our attention. Jacking off. Denial.”