Quotes from The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

"As I looked and looked, the living face became visible in the dead, the young in the old. This is what must happen to old married couples, I thought: the young man is preserved in the old one for her, the beauty and grace of the young woman stay fresh in the old one for him. Why had I not seen this reflection a week ago?"

Exploring Identity and Gender: The Narrative Study of Lives

[Quotes from Exploring Identity and Gender: The Narrative Study of Lives]

"[M]oving into institutions of higher learning may affect dramatically and negatively young women's experiences of themselves." (Lieblich & Josselson, 1994, pp.6)

[Burlesque]

[Quotes from Burlesque]

Ali Rose: Jack, why did you leave Kentucky?
Jack: Well, why did you leave Iowa?
Ali Rose: Because I looked around and realized there wasn't one person whose life I wanted.
Jack: Exactly.