“I think of how Grandma makes fun of love. And maybe that’s the key.”

“Seeing Grandma this way, it makes me know for certain that everything about a person will show up in another person in the family.”

“I don't know if it's better to have people laugh at what you are or just not understand.”

“We live in the same house but we both feel lonely. We and lonely don't belong in the same sentence.”

“I'm not the color of my skin. I'm a story. One with a past and a future unwritten.”

“A woman made of parts is a dangerous thing. You never know when she'll throw away a piece you may need.”

“If there’s no one else to tell another side - the only story that can be told is the story that becomes true. (p. 173)”