Sometimes there's not a better way. Sometimes there's only the hard way.

Which weakness shall I tell her? “I walk funny,” I say, and she’s satisfied with that. (inside joke)

Tell me who I am. (29)

it is amazin, she thinks, how simple appearances can be created - a rush, a smile, a new coat of paint, a slow, calm voice, a hug, a new dress - a resolve to keep out questions and cling to secrets

...and time becomes a forgotten detail.

Whatever you choose for your stationery is your favorite color because it's where you pour your heart out.

Some things aren't meant to be known. Only believed.