Everything became a metaphor, a talisman, a sign that I was still actually connected to people—that I wasn’t so completely on my own.

“WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I was so girlie and ambitious, I was practically a drag quee…”

“I called her "the Chiquita Banana Lady" and I meant it as a compliment: who did…”

“Good girls don't hurt other people's feelings. Good girls are not overly aggres…”

“...weddings are giant Rorschach tests onto which everyone around you projects t…”