“She never seemed to get near the edge. She lived on other people's edges. And when they fell off, she'd admire how pretty they looked as they fell.”

“The only time people turned to watch her go by was when she hurtled past them as she fell.”

“Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.”

“She's not that attractive. I mean, she was hard to look at at first, but I figured, rough around the edges, but she can sing good.”

“We're broken. It's like we have all these jagged edges that scare other people off, but when we're with each other, our jagged edges fit together and we're almost whole.”

“She wondered if she could put a dart in his eye. It would not kill him, but it might take the edge off his cockiness.”

“She gets too hungry for dinner at eight…
She likes a crap game, but never come late…
She'd never bother with people she hates…
That's why the lady is a tramp.”

“She seemed able to face with equal equanimity the rigours of fascist cruelty and suppression that she was dealt as a Jew; the problems of practising underground medicine in wartime; the difficulties posed by prejudice and discrimination against women; and the near isolation and challenges of those working at the cutting edge of science.”

“She fell, she hurt, she felt. She lived. And for all the tumble of her experiences, she still had hope. Maybe this next time would do the trick. Or maybe not. But unless you stepped into the game, you would never know.”

“She worked in order to live, and presently fell in love, also in order to live, for the heart, too, has its hunger.”