‘I prefer an older man, in a simpler place, working at a leisurely pace; but I have always been able to walk into any barber shop I choose and come out satisfied. Five times a year I visit this representative of one of the few remaining, public male preserves. It's the closest I'll ever get to enjoying a man's hands.’

‘What did I want; the one who calms my heart? or the one who made my heart beat?’