Julia lunches so I don't have to.

The government ... must act strictly in accordance with the law.

a victory for all Muslims who wish to preserve their identity and values despite prejudice and bigotry.

cheapen our right to call ourselves a civilized nation.

There’s no such thing as innocence any more," the girl said, "there’s only ignorance. You think you are holding on to something pure, but you aren’t. You’re just ignorant. You are handicapped by everything you don’t yet know.

Maybe I don't need a relationship after all, she thought. Maybe thinking about these conversations was just as good as having them. She could sit in her Honda in the dark and experience whatever kind of life she wanted. Sometimes you think, Hey, maybe there's something else out there. But there really isn't. This is what being alive feels like, you know? The place doesn't matter. You just live.