“What an odd thing a diary is: the things you omit are more important than those you put in.”

“Billy Pilgrim had a theory about diaries.Women were more likely than men to think that their lives had sufficient meaning to require recording on a daily basis. It was not for the most part a God-i...”

“Every evening I sat on the music-stool and wrote down my day, and it was as if I, Anna, were nailing Anna to the page. Every day I shaped Anna, said: Today I got up at seven, cooked breakfast for J...”

“Bonnie, believe in me. Ill save you.I remember how to fly.”

“I got to eavesdrop at a window. As Clay said, I did have another option. I could wait in the car and let them fill me in later. So, eavesdropping it was.”

“It doesn't matter if you can't say it right now. I'll say it for both of us. And someday you'll learn.”