I would not begin to understand until I was a very old woman, and even then they would still be a mystery.

“what was a rose but the living proof of desire, the single best evidence of hum…”

“He started to look at me in a manner I recognized: it was the way I looked at a…”

“...even though she felt a wave of dread. If they knew she was nervous, she'd be…”

“Outside, the September air was enticingly fragrant, yellow with pollen and rich…”