That's the problem with having a moral code. We want to destroy the jerkish part of the jerks, but we want to save the human being underneath.

I couldn't remember ordinary moments, only the ones that had made an impression. Ordinary moments were the ones that fell away first.

I was sixteen and equipped with the appropriate genitalia, so I cleared that hurdle nicely.

If other people see you differently, you’ll end up seeing them differently, too.

What a strange phrase — –not seeing other people. As if it’s been constructed to be a lie. We see other people all the time. The question is what we do about it.

Deep down, you see, I long to be arcane, esoteric. I would love to confound people with their own language.

When is a night over? Is it the start of sunrise or the end of it? Is it when you finally go to sleep or simply realize that you have to? When the club closes or when you everyone leaves? "It's over when you decide it's over," she says. "When you call it a night. The rest is just a matter of where the sun is in the sky.