It Was Amazing How It Worked: The

Three Times A Day Petrovich Showed Up At The Nurse's Office For His Injections, Always Using The Hypodermic Needle Himself Like The Most Craven Of Junkies, Though After Shooting Up He Would Play The Concert Piano In The Auditorium With Astounding Artistry, As Though Insulin Were The Elixir Of Genius.

The Zipper Opened All The Way Down Our Spines.

They're Just Memories Now. Time To Write Them Off.

When I Wrote The Virgin Suicides, I Gave Myself Very Strict Rules About The Narrative Voice: The Boys Would Only Be Able To Report What They Had Seen Or Found Or What Had Been Told To Them.

It Was Amazing How It Worked: The Tiniest Bit Of Truth Made Credible The Greatest Lies.