“Despite everything I go on succeeding.”

“By the fur of Maurice the dog I love you.”

“I want to fight myself with all my arms against all my arms.”

“Manners are the ability to put someone else at their ease...by turning any answer into another question.”

“Powerful women always interpret hostility as unrequited love.”

“The sun beats down, and I feel my shoulders burning. I could stay in this boat all day. Time is suspended in a boat. I take a deep breathand try to remember this moment, the heat on my face, the grit under my feet, the strength of the waves. I run my hands through the pebblesand sand, searching for sea glass. One thing leads to another. There are tide pools between the larger rocks, tiny rivers connecting themto the sea”

“I understand her immediately. She is an instigator, a fire starter, an accelerant of a human being, throwing herself into the middle of a crowd and lighting it up. She is fucking lighter fluid.”