I feel in some ways I've had a difficult life. And it makes me the kind of writer I am, in what I value, what I respect, what I hold dear.

Sometimes you’re loved because of your weaknesses. What you can’t do is sometimes more compelling than what you can.

You have to shrink yourself to fit into this little life with him.

You can feel that he wants to own you - not like an object but like a good dream he wants to keep having. He lets you know that you already own him.

i realize i will never hear from dena again, and i will never call her. it gives me a chill. it is a strange thing to end a friendship, even if you know it's what you want. it's like a death; all of a sudden your experience of a person become finite.

It scares me how fast I go from disliking to loving him, and I wonder if it’s this way for everyone.

I hate weddings,' she says. 'They make me feel so unmarried. Actually, even brushing my teeth makes me feel unmarried.