“Every door is a study in leaving.”

“Here and there and everywhere . . . puppies, puppies, puppies!”

“I wanted to be with Drew every minute. I wanted to drink him, sleep him, and inhabit his body. I wanted to spend the day in his pocket.”

“Dying is easier than watching your children in pain.”

“How could I sleep with a man I wasn't sure would attend my funeral?”

“Maybe when we recognize the trivial for what it is, we can concentrate on what we love most, what we most treasure.”

“‎"Since I could only take six books per visit from the library, I had to time it right, or I'd be stuck on Sundays rereading the five Reader's Digest Condensed Books sitting on our red laquered living room shelf.”