Love had mobilized my entire being, love ruled me like a tyrant, and love would allow for no other master. (p67) - Gail Hareven

Anyone who grew up like I did will always see the room from the point of view of the maid who comes to clean it. (p198)

you can't put a lid on the past so easily (p355)

First of all we have to plant the Garden of Eden, because without the Garden of Eden there is no serpent; without the boughs of the apple tree to hide in, the serpent is nothing but an eater of dirt, of no greater significance than a snail or a worm.
Therefore, let there be a Garden of Eden!
And in fact, why "let there be"? There was a Garden of Eden. The Garden of Eden existed. Because why shouldn't I call what I had a "Garden of Eden"?
Let's begin with a Sabbath day of unutterable sweetness.