"If it weren't for Dad's anecdotes and observations (his pas de deux and attitudes) I don't know how much of her I'd remember. I was five when she died..."
Part 1, Chapter 1, p. 19

"Stately dignity can be possessed by all, in two ways: 1. Diverting the mind with a book or play. 2.) Reciting Keats."
Part 1, Chapter 6, p. 65

"Sometimes knowledge is damaging -not enlightenment but enleadenment."
Part 1, Chapter 10, p. 144

"Sometimes people say things simply to fill silence. Or as a way to shock and provoke."
Part 2, Chapter 16, p. 246

"That's what happens when you die. Everyone makes a big deal about it. Then everyone forgets."
Part 3, Chapter 19, p. 284

"A liar. A cheat. She called you a liar. And she was right."
Part 3, Chapter 20, p. 309

"Because it wasn't Hannah, it was unreal and monstrous, something no textbook or encyclopedia could ever prepare you for. And yet, it was."
Part 3, Chapter 22, p. 336

"You destroyed...