She will never mention to Leonard that she'd planned on fleeing, even for a few hours. As if he were the one in need of care and comfort — as if he w… - Michael Cunningham

Venture too far for love, she tells herself, and you renounce citizenship in the country you've made for yourself.

She will remain sane and she will live as she was meant to live, richly and deeply, among others of her kind, in full possession and command of her gifts.

It's stores, it's the whole thing, all that shit everywhere, 'scuse me, that merchandise, all those goods, and ads screaming at you from all over the place, buy buy buy buy buy, and when somebody comes up to me with big hair and gobs of makeup on and says, `Can I help you?`, it's all I can do not to scream, `Bitch, you can't even help yourself.