The Vanishing Half: A Novel

There were many ways to be alienated from someone, few to actually belong.

People thought that being one of a kind made you special. No, it just made you lonely. What was special was belonging with someone else.

There were many ways to be alienated from someone, few to actually belong.

Highfalutin.”

If nothing could be done about ugliness, you ought to at least look like you were trying to hide it.