“He had a skull and crossbones label on him, but I drank his poison nevertheless and loved it; now I needed an antidote.”

“Youre going to listen to me, and for once youre going to hear what I say and not read between lines that arent there.”

“I was a fool, alone, preparing to do what every fool did at such timesI was going to a bar to drink myself smart.”

“You’re going to listen to me, and for once you’re going to hear what I say and not read between lines that aren’t there.”

“I was a fool, alone, preparing to do what every fool did at such times—I was going to a bar to drink myself smart.”

“Whos happy? Happy is just what people think they are when they cant find anything to bitch about.”

“Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done.”

“Are you a female dog?""What?" Massie asked. "Why?"”

“I cant remember the moment I was labeled bitch for the first time, but it sure wasnt in the blogosphere of 2008. It was well before the blogosphere, let alone the World Wide Web, existed. The first...”

“She also keeps talking about the Billie Holiday record she bought for me. And she says she wants to expose me to all these great things. And to tell you the truth, I don't really want to be exposed...”

“Self-Help books are for bitchesss”