She sang as if she was saving the life of every person in the room.
I was always on time, I did my work to exact specifications, I spoke when spoken to.
There was no one clear point of loss. It happened over and over again in a thousand small ways and the only truth there was to learn was that there was no getting used to it.
Using your imagination is the one time in life you can really go anywhere.
Seeing images of violence - it's always about how somebody's going to kill you.
If someone loves you for what you can do then it's flattering, but why do you love them? If someone loves you for who you are then they have to know you, which means you have to know them.