"Neither of the Grimes sisters would have a happy life, and looking back it always seemed that the trouble began with their parents' divorce."
Part 1: Chapter 1, p. 3

"It was Sarah who gave Emily her first information about sex."
Part 1: Chapter 2, p. 11

"Pookie had spent a lot of money on her own dress and rich little hat, both in a new shade called Shocking Pink, and she'd spent many days regaling anyone who would listen with the same weak joke."
Part 1: Chapter 3, p. 29

"But she stopped crying abruptly when she realized that even that was a lie: these tears, as always before in her life, were wholly for herself—for poor, sensitive Emily Grimes whom nobody understood, and who understood nothing."
Part 1: Chapter 3, p. 42

"Did women ever divorce their husbands after less than a year of marriage?"
Part 1: Chapter 4, p. 76

"The book would take time, but she loved...