I Was Afraid Of Being Rejected, Yes.

Some Were Brilliant Bordering On Genius. Others, Genius Bordering On Madness

But What Does He Do To Qualify As A Sonovabitch?” Jenny Asked. “make Me”, I Replied. “beg Pardon?” “make Me”, I Repeated. Her Eyes Widened Like Saucers. “you Mean Like Incest?” She Asked. “don’t Give Me Your Family Problems, Jen. I Have Enough Of My Own.” “like What, Oliver?” She Asked, “like Just What Is It He Makes You Do?” “the ‘right Things’”, I Said. “what’s Wrong With The ‘right Things’?” She Asked, Delighting In The Apparent Paradox.

What Can You Say About A Twenty-five Year Old Girl Who Died? That She Was Beautiful And Brilliant. That She Loved Mozart And Bach. The Beatles. And Me.

Something May Have Been Lost In Translation, But It Certainly Wasn't Love

Jenny, If You're So Con­vinced I'm A Loser, Why Did You Bull­doze Me Into Buy­ing You Cof­fee?' She Looked Me Straight In The Eye And Smiled. 'i Like Your Body,' She Said.