Monica Drake

“I asked the cardiologist why an electrocardiogram was called an EKG, instead of an ECG. He said, "Nazis. Nazis invented the machine."…

— Monica Drake

In the middle of a wrist's suicide slash-line, below the layered skin and above the pulse, there's an acupuncture point that says,…

— Monica Drake

“I whispered, "Do you have a rubber?" He laughed, hushed, a laughing whisper, as though his parents were in the next room,…

— Monica Drake

“The day Travis met Lu he was in his best suit—dark blue, pinstripes, a necktie. Women his age would see right through…

— Monica Drake

To read 'Happy Talk' is to crash a party as vivid and surreal as Felini's 8. It's the business of show business,…

— Monica Drake

In the middle of a wrist's suicide slash-line, below the layered skin and above the pulse, there's an acupuncture point that says,…

— Monica Drake

“Which on am I?" I drew my left eyebrow in a high, puzzled arch. "Which what?" Crack reached for her makeup kit.…

— Monica Drake

The only value of wasted time is knowledge.

— Monica Drake

The Buddhists say if you meet somebody and your heart pounds, your hands shake, your knees go weak, that’s not the one.…

— Monica Drake

“She didn’t call. That was good. If she called, she’d have a chance to cancel.”

— Monica Drake

“Buying kids booze was against the law but hell, it wasn’t the worst thing he’d done. After that, it turned into a…

— Monica Drake

“Playing Frisbee gave Sean permission to look at Lu, across a short distance. He didn’t have to feel stupid for staring.”

— Monica Drake

Maybe da Vinci didn’t serve lamb in his painting of the Last Supper, but there was room for interpretation. Jesus himself was…

— Monica Drake

“I kneeled in front of the E M T chair, in front of the mirror on the medicine cabinet, and wiped the…

— Monica Drake

When life sucks, throw yourself into art.

— Monica Drake

When you meet your 'soul mate' you'll feel calm. No anxiety, No agitation.

— Monica Drake

“Ooo la la! That kiss was fine, and it was full of all the words I didn't need to say.”

— Monica Drake