“I said goodbye too early, and then stood there enjoying the awkwardness of her lingering presence.”
“America is at that awkward stage; it's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.”
“She smiles and hugs him goodbye, her hand lingering on the small of his back. They are definitely going to have sex.”
“I said goodbye againsucking up all that was left of her into thelittle that was left ofme. I said, 'don't look for me again. fuck it.we are all lost. goodbye, goodbye.”
“The critic said, but don't you feel awkward about biting the hand that feeds you? I said no, I enjoy just gnawing it up to the shoulder.”
“I'm not a fast reader. I like to linger over each sentence, enjoying the style. If I don't enjoy the writing, I stop.”