“sometimes life's like a bad waiter and serves you exactly what you don't want. You can cry and scream and order him to take it back, but in the end, you're the one who has to deal with what's finally set before you.”

“Gadzooks! What a big chunk of God is to be found by looking into the face of someone you love!”

“She felt like a bad actress in a play she never wanted to be in.”

“We laughed harder than the humor deserved, which goes to show you no matter your age, you're closer to adolescence than you think.”

“A few years back, when I finally got smart enough to go to a therapist, she asked me how I had held things together all these years.It didn't take long to come up with an answer. 'That's easy. I belong to a book club”

“I hate the way bitterness is like a black, bubbling tar pit in me, and I hate the way so many memories of you are in that pit.”

“Good posture and an attitude let you get away with anything.”