"The last of the women left to cast was Dorothy, ostensibly the lead role. Susan had created the character with only one person in mind. She even described the character as a " Bea Arthur type. " The problem was Bea wasn't interested.

So far so good. Very well written

"don‘t mistake salt for sugar if he wants to be with you he will it‘s that simple"

"she was a rose in the hands of those who had no intention of keeping her"