Only now do I understand the war against boredom, the lost cause of empty hours, of empty days and nights.

When it comes to meat, change is almost always cast as an absolute. You are a vegetarian or you are not.

I believed him. I was not stupid. I was his wife.

It might sound naive to suggest that whether you order a chicken patty or a veggie burger is a profoundly important decision. Then again, it certainly would have sounded fantastic if in the 1950's you were told that where you sat in a restaurant or on a bus could begin to uproot racism.

You have to do something bad to do something good.

I will describe my eyes and then begin the story. My eyes are blue and resplendent. Now I will begin the story.

I spent my life learning to feel less. Every day I felt less. Is that growing old? Or is it something worse? You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.