“Should have. Would have. Could have. Didn't.”

“They should tell you when you’re born: have a suitcase heart, be ready to travel.”

“Maybe if I'd been braver in that moment, I would have cried.”

“I don't think I would have minded you being the keeper of my secrets.”

“I told him I didn't want to have sex until I got married. Without missing a beat, he nodded and said, "So let's get married.”

“No, I've been doing this myself forever. I could have gone in here myself, but my daddy doesn't want me to get raped. That happens all the time in bathrooms.”

“Why'd you give him all that stuff after he tried to rob me?""Because he was less fortunate than us, Natty. And Daddy always said that we have to be mindful of those who are less fortunate.""But Daddy killed people, didn't he?""Yes," I admitted. "Daddy was complex.”