There’s still a part of her that’s waiting for the twist, the moment when all of this pleasure will jackknife into pain.

“Making love without noise is like playing a muted piano-fine for practice, but …”

“If you want to live within the definition of your own truth, you have to choose…”

“..I've been trying to argue myself into thinking these things don't matter, A. …”

“recant, v.I want to take back at least half of the “I love you”s, because I did…”