After she was gone there would be no one who knew the whole of her life. She did not even know the whole of it! Perhaps she should have written some of it down...but really what would have been the point in that? Everything passed, she would too. This perspective offered her an unexpected clarity she nearly enjoyed, but even with this new clarity the world offered no more explanation for itself than it ever had.

She thought of how much people changed you. It was the opposite of what you always heard, that no one could change a person. It wasn't true. It was only through other people that one ever did change.

There are aspects of love that I once undervalued. Kindness. Having a sort of honor when love is on the table.

I first travelled to Africa at the end of 1996 and was immediately captivated. I had planned on a three-week trip, and I ended up staying two months.

There is no good reason. Don't waste your life waiting for good reasons...You'll wait and wait.

Boy poison - a boy's kisses were like a poison, which infected you and after you were exposed you craved more, like an addict.

I would have fallen in love with you anywhere.