“...memory is a cloudy, disjointed thing - like disconnected dreams with images scattered and thrown to settle where they please.”

“Let the story settle inside you. Let it move and twist around until you see what it has to say to you.”

“There were some things that needed to be said even if the person you were saying them to didn't understand; words that must be released from their trapped place where their flapping to get out could cause internal damage.”

“The right thing at the wrong time is never the right thing.”

“Things aren't obvious unless we see them.”

“This is the thing we must guard against: that others' expectations, especially our families', do not become our own.”

“People say it all the time--'follow your heart.' What are we supposed to do--take our heart out and walk around behind it--follow it down the sidewalk to the mall? Your feet will lead you to your heart. Ha! "Maybe it just means you should know your heart, because if you know it, you might do what it says to do. I don't think it means you do whatever you damn well please. I don't think the heart speaks very loudly either--just tosses you hints and whispers.”