Dreaming was only nice while it lasted.

“Fuck was the best word. The most dangerous word. You couldn't whisper it. Fuck …”

“It was frightening, though, how little time you got. You only became yourself w…”

“If there is a heaven, Jane Austen is sitting in a small room with Mother Teresa…”

“Four generations of women--"I'm a woman," Mary said to herself--heading off on …”