“[The Devil] My best feelings, gratitude, for example, are formally forbidden solely because of my social position.”

“It appeared clear to me - partly because of the lies that filled my history textbooks - that the intent of formal education was to inculcate obedience to a social order that did not deserve my loyalty. Defiance seemed the only dignified response to the adult world.”

“Why the devil was my husband positively grinning - and with what looked remarkably like relief?”

“A hand in mine.. hot. Breath on my neck... sweet. The feel of lips on my own... forbidden.”

“If we are to feel the positive feelings of love, happiness, trust, and gratitude, we periodically also have to feel anger, sadness, fear, and sorrow.”

“I stopped the blade two inches before it touched Andrea’s neck. Because she was my best friend, and sticking knives into your best friend’s windpipe was generally considered to be a social faux pas.”