I stir in bed and the memories rise out of me like a buzz of flies from a carcass. I crave to be rid of them.

Arterial-plaque specials that save minutes now can cost years, later on.

Tall and straight I may appear, but I will always be Ada inside. A crooked little person trying to tell the truth. The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes

The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away.

Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.

A dog can't think that much about what he's doing, he just does what feels right.

There is no perfect time to write. There is only now.