It was amazing how it worked: the tiniest bit of truth made credible the greatest lies.

Lux spent the ride dialing the radio for her favorite song. "It makes me crazy," she said. "You know they're playing it somewhere, but you have to find it.

I spend most of every day writing. I like to write every day if I can. I don't start extremely early.

Virgin suicide What was that she cried? No use in stayin' On this holocaust ride She gave me her cherry She's my virgin suicide

Dieting fooled you into thinking you could control your life.

it's amazing what you can get used to.

A changeableness, too, as if beneath my visible face there was another, having second thoughts.