“Oh, do you understand what I mean? Have you ever felt that about the Moon? Have you ever ached with the sheer beauty of it?”

“Oh Moon, sweet, sweet Moon, I want to be naked on you. I want to be like a flower growing on your surface, unique and mysterious, at home in the wonder of you, as if my naked body would be something growing out of your soil, something precious, a lovely gift on your landscape.”

“But in my growth and development, I knew I wanted more. And more. Oh, God. So much more. It's what being human is all about.”

“What would you like to do with my neck?’ I asked. ‘Seduce me with your words. Feel free.”

“Maybe you’re smiling as I stumble to put my feelings into words. But I’m trying to do her justice, you know?”

“I want to glide in a world of beauty,’ I said. ‘To be carried away into a world of luxurious things.”

“I smile at you, hinting at the pleasures ahead, and silently point to the zip at the back of my dress…”