“Why would you ever premedicate honesty? To hesitate is to overthink how you feel. A blurted out answer is usually the most genuine.”

“Most certainly not. Why face this with honesty and directness? It is so much more fun to dance around the truth, dodge the reality of the situation, which is that you are in love with this man, you share some kind of unhappy past with him...and that he has feelings for you, as well. Why would you ever wish to deal with that head on?”

“... And the only way to find that honesty is to not overthink it.For your writing to come alive--to be multi-dimensional--you must barter away some control.”

“What are you thinking?" he asked curiously.Ilooked up into his deep gold eyes, became befuddled, and, as usual, blurted out the truth."I'm trying to figure out what you are.”

“And there was no way to unsay words you'd blurted out, no matter how sorry you were.”

“Why were you so old when we met? I answered with the truth: Age isn't how old you are but how old you feel.”