I don't think you're dying," I said. "I think you've just got a touch of cancer. He smiled. Gallows humor.

I feel like, like, how you matter is defined by the things that matter to you. You matter as much as the things that matter to you.

I wanted to, you know, get my story out in the world, which, it turns out, is a very misguided notion.

I was a bit of a Victorian Lady, fainting-wise.

Ultimately what I like about reading together is that we all make it happen together. Of course even amid shared experience we’re still alone… each reading of each book is unique. But what a comfort it is to share readings and experiences. How lucky we are when we get to be alone together.

Margo says, "I know what she's talking about. The something deeper and more secret. It's like cracks inside of you. Like there are these fault lines where things don't meet up right.

We are engaged here in the most important pusuit in history. The search for meaning. What is What is the nature of being a person? What is the best way to go about being a person?How did we come to be, and wha will become of us when we are no longer? In short: What are the rules this game, and how might we best play it?