Quotes from Karen McCullah Lutz

At least her anger was empowering. Not that it actually empowered her to do anything, but it was more energizing than despair.

The ones that screw you are burned into your brain.

People were not supposed to be getting married when she couldn't and people were not supposed to be hooking up when she wasn't.

Comedy is pain plus time.

Grey had seen every ugly, petty, disgusting part of her and that's why he was her best friend.

Why does the choice between good and evil have to involve personal comfort?

Raging anger and profound aching grief tend to make one act out of sorts.

He rested his hand on Zadie's leg. She looked down at it. Did he mean to put it there? Maybe he just needed a place to rest his hand. He'd been playing guitar all night. Perhaps his wrist was tired.

On her first date with Jack, they'd gone hiking with his dog in Runyon Canyon. When the dog got too tired to finish, Jack carried him the rest of the way. Zadie knew then that she could have babies with him.

Helen can't stop smiling." He looked proud of this fact. "Helen has never stopped smiling. She smiled the day I shot her in the knee with a BB gun." That was a good day. Fourth grade. Summer picnic. The savage beauty of childhood.