You're so full of it, darlin'.

She wanted him to stop, but more than that, she wanted him to go on forever.

Getting to a higher spiritual level is like increasing your credit score. You get a lot more points for sinning and repenting than if you have no credit history at all.

It was a confirmation of a connection that already existed. And it was a bond that extended far beyond the borders of a shared living space. We would have stayed together even without a marriage certificate . . . but I believed in the permanence it represented. It was a piece of paper you could build a life on.

The way I was brought up ‘he needed killing’ is an airtight alibi.

Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings.

Once he had taken hold, he did not let go. It was not a handshake, it was a possession.