“Mary, Mary don't say no, down the basement we shall go. Slap your ass against the wall, here i come balls and all. Won't your daddy be disgusted, when he sees your cherry busted. Won't your mama be surprised, when she sees your belly rise! Sound Off....(ect.)”

“Your heart, Mary Karr, he'd say. His pen touched my sternum, and it felt for all the world like the point of a dull spear as he said, Your heart knows what your head don't. Or won't.”

“You have a lot to answer for, love. I can't decide if I want to take you to my bed and bust that perfect ass of yours or rip off your clothing and take you here and now against the wall.”

“so your father told you oncethat you were his princessyou won't see the castleyou cannot find your princeand now you've grown a lotand your dress don't fit rightyour daddy's not a herohe stole your chariot so here you are in piecestrying to prove to us it's realthe softness of your smileand the lies you want to feelthe scales beneath your skinare showing off todaythere's evil in your heartand it wants out to playthere's evil in your heartand it wants out to playthere's evil in your heartand I have made a home herefor meyou'll burn it down with your fantasy”

“I guess I was a Bit obsessed. Sort of like when you see someone you want so badly for your lover, your mind won't let go of them. It creates images and sounds so sharp, you feel like you already know their touch from your dreams Evan ArdenPage 68”

“Mary bring out your umbrella - The sun shines down on this fine, fine dayBut the ashes raining down foreverAre going to turn your hair to gray.Mary keep your oars a-steadySail away on the rising floodKeep your candle at the readyRed tides can't be told from blood.- "Miss Mary" (a common child's clapping game, dating from the time of the blitz), from Pattycake and Beyond: A History of Play”