“Trying to put a baby back in the womb is like trying to convert a butterfly into a caterpillar, but still I’ve got to try. That’s what being in love is all about.”
“Children are caterpillars and adults are butterflies. No butterfly ever remembers what it felt like being a caterpillar.”
“It’s your one last chance,” said Harry, “it’s all you’ve got left. . . .I’ve seen what you’ll be otherwise. . . . Be a man . . . try . . . Try for some remorse. . . .”
“Gay people don’t actually try to convert people. That’s Jehovah’s Witnesses you’re thinking of.”
“I’m not going to catch any fish in the forest using a steak knife as bait. Still, I’ve got to try.”
“But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That’s what was great about them. They tried. Not many do.”