Dad smiled. He put a big arm around me and pulled me to him, kissing the side of my head. “I don’t know what I believe, Hazel. I thought being an adult meant knowing what you believe, but that has not been my experience.

“Islam and Christianity promise eternal paradise to the faithful. And that is a …”

“I mean, I am pretty fabulous. Am I not?''You're a pillar of fabulosity in the c…”

“I can't answer the door with Sharpie on my face!”

“She said 'I love you' as if it were a secret, and an immense one.”