“You mean to tell me you're mourning the loss of someone who never existed?”

“Take solace in that, regardless of the fact that the love you had in your mind was lost, it was fairer than any, and you can take that with you forever.”

“We can create the world where we are with the ones we want to love so easily.”

“We all know so goddamn well what's best for other people that it seems unnecessary we get to know them before imposing our will on them.”

“Nature in everything demands respect, and those who violate her laws seldom violate them with impunity.”

“If you behave in a manner that poisons your relationship, dont be surprised when it dies.”

“Grow your courage by remembering each day is a gift.”

“We are on strike, we, the men of the mind.We are on strike against self-immolation. We are on strike against the creed of unearned rewards and unrewarded duties. We are on strike against the dogma ...”

“If only it were possible to love without injury fidelity isnt enough: I had been faithful to Anne and yet I had injured her. The hurt is in the act of possession: we are too small in mind and body...”

“She looks at the swings, and I can see shes imagining what theyd look like if the kids werent there. The guilt of this holds her down momentarily. It appears to be there constantly. Never far away,...”

“There is never a need to justify anything to others, only yourself.”