“I’m already in the late stages of advanced detachment where my mother is concerned. With a little practice I could feel that way about everyone.”

“I don’t care about this stuff. I’m not even sure I’m a girl. I’m an eye in the sky. I am detached. I’m an idiot.”

“In the future if my mother tries to shame me with her disapproval, I will let her know in no uncertain terms that I reject her and all of her codependent baggage. I am Codependent No More.”

“It’s not a good idea to let on about extreme happy feelings. People get ideas.”

“I may never recover. It was like an out-of-body experience. I’m an alien trying on human rituals.”

“People never like to talk about their slower relatives. I got a cousin, twice removed, got webs between his toes, ain't said one word his whole life. You never hear about him in the family newsletter that goes around every Christmas. Hell, nobody mentions me, either, if it comes to that. Families is funny about who they advertise.”

“I’ve always wanted to be self-sustaining and able to grow my own food. All I lack is land and skill.”