In a way, whoever you know in a certain place defines that place for you.

You know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite book?

A place isn't a place until it has a bookstore.

If you are going to forgive a person, Liz decides, it is best to do it sooner rather than later. Later, Liz knows from experience, could be sooner than you thought.

He kissed me, though not in a sexy way. Gentle. Tender.

It is a lie that people who love each other must know everything about each other. Love must occasionally allow for a gap.

I let myself feel good and sorry for myself, but only for a second. Daddy always said that the most useless of all human emotions was self-pity.