“He knew himself well enough to know his own faults. Impatient and judgmental and stubborn and often too quick to act: he would try never to crush her, never to overwhelm her or bend her to his will...”

“What modern art required was an imagination drawn to possibilities, rather than braced by smug presumptions.”

“You are...beyond my imagination. It's a wonder you can be touched at all.”

“I trust only you and the dark always to look at me so honestly.”

“She knew his secret: for all his wandering, his independence and his unorthodox ways, he took his responsibilities very seriously. He even borrowed others' responsibilities, making them his own sim...”

“She wished he could make her somehow indelibly his; that they were still children so they could cut their fingers and mingle their blood and know this meant something. She longed for some transform...”

“Kindness is true wisdomnot cleverness.”

“I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.”

“Fantasy and drama appeal to us. They are socially acceptable and make you feel good about yourself. Moreover, you get rewarded for being cleverly ignorant.”

“You're stubborn- anyone ever tell you that before?”

“Wouldn't want to miss a war, would I?”

“In some ways blowjobs are better than sex because when you have a mouthful of cock you can't make snide comments.”