Life is not a plot; it's in the details.

Everyone has a book inside of them - but it doesn't do any good until you pry it out.

I learned a long time ago with you that folks who were trying to be kind would rather do it with a macaroni-and-cheese bake than any personal involvement. You hand off a serving dish and you've done your job - no need to get personally involved, and your conscience is clean. Food is the currency of aid.

there was not much distinction between losing a friend and a lover: it was all about intimacy. One moment, you had someone to share your biggest triumph, and fatal flaws with; the next minute, you had to keep them bottled inside.

What she couldn't put into word was what had happened in between to change her from one person into the other

I understand better than she'd imagine that history is indelible. You can mask it; you can patch it smooth and clear; but you always know what's hidden underneath.

We all have things that come back to haunt us. Some of us just see them more clearly than others.