“Ava is drawn to wealthy partners as a means of quieting her class anxieties. In practice, having sex with rich people only heightens her awareness that she herself is not rich, and yet she keeps on doing it.” WealthClass Book:Exciting Times Source: Exciting Times
“My wanting to cry was a reflection mainly of my social conscience” CryEmotions Book:Exciting Times Source: Exciting Times
“Not wanting him to go was an emotion produced by me, not him. He’d witnessed me having and failing to smother a feeling, and said he’d noticed - and he profited, not me.” LoveLossEmotional Book:Exciting Times Source: Exciting Times
“We both preferred me on top and I wondered if that said anything about our dynamic. I felt all your copulative leanings were meant to reveal something deep about you, and if they didn’t you had an uncompelling mind.” SexRelationships Book:Exciting Times Source: Exciting Times
“Celine believed things for exactly as long as she wanted to. Being smart, being logical, didn't help her. It just enabled her baroque self-deceit. Phoebe took the simpler route of putting no consideration into her life choices, but both sisters wound up equally mired in their own bullshit. Celine's decision-making required more cognitive energy, but not necessarily more thought.” Self SabotageSelf Deceit Book:The Happy Couple Source: The Happy Couple
“Eunice Fong said: “Miss, are you sick?” I wasn’t sure if I was allowed to say yes.” Not Being Okay Book:Exciting Times Source: Exciting Times