“…she had nothing to do but to forgive herself and be happier than ever…”

“although she went home that night feeling happier than she had ever been in her short life, she did not confuse the golf course party with a good party, and she did not tell herself she had a pleasant time. it had been, she felt, a dumb event preceded by excellent invitations. what frankie did that was unusual was to imagine herself in control. the drinks, the clothes, the instructions, the food (there had been none), the location, everything. she asked herself: if i were in charge, how could i have done it better?”

“Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.”

“...[She] felt as if she were both a stranger to herself and more herself than she'd ever been.”

“Forgive and forget, but never forget to forgive. You may find a happier heart is the key to a happier life.”

“She tried to worry that something terrible had happened to him, but didn't believe it for a moment. Nothing terrible ever happened to him, though she was beginning to think that it was time it damn well did. If nothing terrible happened to him soon maybe she'd do it herself. Now there was an idea.”