“And, like all the others, I have been manipulated to suit Teds needs. I dont feel particularly embarrassed or resentful about that. I was one of many, all of us intelligent, compassionate people wh...”

“In all human endeavors that deal with what is unthinkable, too terrible to be dealt with squarely, we turn to what is familiar and regimented: funerals, wakes, and even wars. Now, in this trial, we...”

“Conscience doth make cowards of us all, but conscience is what gives us our humanity, the factor that separates us from animals. It allows us to love, to feel anothers pain, and to grow. Whatever t...”

“Some people hate the smell of hospitals. I hate the smell of jails and prisons, all the same: stale cigarette smoke, Pine-Sol, urine, sweat, and dust.”

“The most basic bit of advice given to women who have to walk alone at night is, Look alert. Be aware of your surroundings and walk briskly. You will be safer if you know where you are going, and if...”

“And, like all the others, I have been manipulated to suit Ted’s needs. I don’t feel particularly embarrassed or resentful about that. I was one of many, all of us intelligent, compassionate people ...”

“All I'd ever wanted was to forget. but even when I thought I had, pieces had kept emerging, like bits of wood floating up to the surface that only hint at the shipwreck below.”

“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”

“I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”