“I was six and bushes were cool.”“Well, if I ever see a cool bush, I’ll point it in your direction.”

“I may have power but I do not have strength.”

“I was where my heart held out hope that someday I would be again. It was the reason I never forgot him. My heart had held onto him. And as he clung to me, as he soothed me, held me, I felt everything begin to relax.”

“Yes, it’s true. I can now tell you where cups and plates are to be found in my own kitchen. I know it’s a shock, but soon I may even be able to locate a bowl.”

“His affection for his car was a fine debatable line between uncomfortable obsession and a deep love.”

“Others will notice you, Joclyn. But, you can't let it change who you are deep inside. Have fun for you, not the people around you.”

“...all I knew were novels. It gave me pause, for a moment, that all my reference points were fiction, that all my narratives were lies.”