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

“Not being a big one for having friends, I had no idea what I was going to do with Aubrey, you know, to entertain him.”

“It’s important to give people the benefit of the doubt even if they don’t deserve it.”

“It’s funny how you can be all alone and in danger and then a minute later feel totally safe, like you’ve never been lonely before.”

“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.”

“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 haven’t been that happy since I became conscious for the first time, you know, when I became aware of myself and got so uncomfortable and everything.”