“If Mary's blood is Spanish, at least it is royal. And at least she can walk straight and has control of her bowels.”

“No one can call themselves a writer until he or she has written at least fifty stories.”

“As she walked, trying to find a hotel--any hotel--she was offered at least ten different ways of getting high, four or five ways of getting laid, and at least one way of getting even.”

“The person that loves the least, controls the relationship”

“The grief hits her hard one day. the way it can't be controlled. The way that yesterday can be good and so can the day before, and so can the week and fortnight before that, but then today comes and she's back to zero. How she can't type words into her computer or even press the in-box for her mail. The effort it takes to walk. How words can't form in her mouth and how her blood feels paralyzed.”

“Growth is limited by the necessity which is present in the least amount. And naturally, the least favorable condition controls the growth rate”