“...once you've crawled into what's commonly thought of as the sordid underbelly of life, you realize it's all just different versions of normal.”

“People say they want to read about life but that's not what they want at all. They want a version of life. Don't you realize, someone else's version of someone else's life is still fiction? It's still a story. But it has no imagination. That's what you people have done. You've murdered imagination.”

“Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.”

“Before you tell yourself its a different scene remember its just different from what you've seen.”

“what's normal, she said. adults are all just weird in different ways. ”

“What's so wonderful about experiments is that often they don't work. They do blow up in the oven; the Bride of Frankenstein does crawl out and strangle you with a black leotard while you shout your last prayers. It's only once you've tasted your own shocking failures, harebrained ideas, and sudden departures that you will realize something quite wonderful.”