“I made up my mind that nothing,, nothing was going to stop meNot even me.”

“I shook my tambourine the whole time, because it helped me remember that even though I was going through different neighborhoods, I was still me.”

“There is nothing wrong with compromising. Even if you compromise almost everything.”

“When I looked at you, my life made sense. Even the bad things made sense. They were necessary to make you possible.”

“Nothing- not a conversation, not a handshake or even a hug- establishes friendship so forcefully as eating together.”

“I would have done anything for him. Maybe that was my sickness. We made love in nothing places and turned the lights off. It felt like crying. We could not look at each other. It always had to be from behind. Like that first time. And I knew he wasn't thinking of me.He squeezed my sides so hard, and pushed so hard. Like he was trying to push me through to somewhere else.Why does anyone ever make love?”

“We were not rich, but there was nothing we wanted. From my bedroom window I watched the world. And I was safe from the world.”