She wondered again about her inclination to wish for things that made her so deeply unhappy.

What if people knew they were recycled? Would that change anything?

How is it that a person could be so relieved and so disappointed, both at the same time.

She wasn't as destructive as Bee. She had never been as dramatic. Rather, she'd slipped carefully, stealthily away from her ghosts.

Sometimes you need to make a mess. -Loretta, the Rollinses' hosekeeper

I don't have the life of a famous person. But I do feel like I've been able to connect with a lot of people.

But like everything else, love changed.