“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”

“People who love themselves, dont hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.”

“He couldn't have pulled back the lock, they couldn't simply have climbed over the sides of the stall in all of three seconds, because those weren't the rules of the game.Theirs was the intoxication...”

“No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles.”

“It took me years to figure out that upset was upset, and tumultuousness was not the same thing as passion. Love isn't drama.”

“I just wanted to tell you that I understand if you go. Its okay if you have to leave us. Its okay if you want to stop fighting.”

“I'd heard of Evergreen Care Center before. Cass and I had always made fun of the stupid ads they ran on TV, featuring some dragged-out woman with a limp perm and big, painted-on circles under her e...”