“But sons are a different matter to a man. More a duty than an indulgence.”

“Might. Is there any opiate more powerful than that word?”

“I think sometimes in literature we kind of police ourselves. I know a lot of people talked about Twilight, and they would say, oh, but the heroine, she lets this man make her decisions. And I thought, that may not be the particular fantasy or trope that works for me.But listen man, I read Wuthering Heights. I wanted me a little Heathcliff action. I mean, why can't we indulge that fantasy and also be like, “And now I would like the ERA passed, please. Also, this lipstick is fuckin' killer.”

“The uncertainty of our future is nothing more than a fog of breath on a windowpane.”

“There is nothing more terrifying than the absoluteness of one who believes he's right.”

“Really, being a librarian is a much more dangerous job than you realize.”

“Why was his grief more powerful than his love? Why couldn't he find it within himself to fight back?Why am I not enough to live for?”