“You don't have to justify yourself to me. You did what you did.”

“Did you find yourself?" "What?" said my sister."Did you find yourself?""She found me," I said.”

“I don't care what your Oort woman wants you to steal for her," she says. "You already did your worst. You stole what could have been. From me and from yourself. And you can never have it back.”

“Did you ever have a conversation with different parts of yourself. Try it. It can be fun. You never know what you have to say to yourself.”

“That's the thing you learn about values: they're what people make up to justify what they did.”

“What's with the beard and the horse mane? You look like Rent-a-Villain."The volhv's eyes widened. He raised his hand at me. "Well you don't look... female... in your pants.""That's a hell of an insult. Did you think of it all by yourself or did you ask your god for help?”