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Julie: You know, you can't control every damn thing that happens in your life.
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Greta: She must have been pretty.
Julie: Who?
Greta: R.S.
Julie: R.S. was a he.
[awkward silence, then Julie laughs]
Julie: No, not like that. He was a good friend of mine.
Greta: Does he have your initials tattooed on his wrist?
Julie: No.
Greta: Why not?
Julie: 'Cause I'm not dead.
Eric Sheffer Stevens
Extended Reading