I bring Laura to the edge of the clapping crowd, and I watch her sink, becoming engulfed in the sea of clapter. - Amanda Filipacchi

For months I had been trying to be less myself.

His body was now very close to hers, and he dared to bring his hand under her skirt.
“Where is your underwear?” he asked.
“I lost it.”
“Where?”
“In the garden. It fell off when I was spying. I didn’t have time to retrieve it.”

"My gift to you will be to take away your freedom of choice for a while. Freedom can be very unhealthy and unproductive. Instead, you’ll have freedom from choice.”