“No one needed to say it, but the room overflowed with that sort of blessing. The combination of loss and abundance. The abundance that has no guilt. The loss that has no fix. The simple tiredness t...”

“It is these empty spaces you have to watch out for, as they flood up with feeling before you even realize what's happened.”

“Listen. Look. Desire is a house. Desire needs closed space. Desire runs out of doors or windows, or slats or pinpricks, it cant fit under the sky, too large. Close the doors. Close the windows. As ...”

“She could feel it brimming on her lips, that superstar smile, the bow shape, the teeth long and solid tombstones.”

“Ponytail girl leaned over and she and the tall boy kissed and it was carcinogen gums and magical.”

“We end up kissing her for an hour, and her lips are so soft they are almost like a joke.”

“This is going to sound crazy, but... from the moment I first set eyes on you I haven't been able to stop thinking about you.”

“When George spotted the pinup girl of his fondest fantasies across that cheesy bar, he had no idea what his pickup line was going to be. All he knew was that he had to get to her, right that second...”

“Though you should still let her do what she wants, don't let her take total control of you or you won't be making the most of your experience.”

“If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way with...”

“When we are at peace within our marriage, the effects can be astounding! We will raise happier children, become better employees, and overall find the joy in life.”

“Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere.”

“The cause of every anomaly can be found in woman.”

“Perhaps that was a thing about attractive women: A rejection demanded their respect, made them trust you more.”

“I think Im very blessed to have been raised by so many intelligent and impressive women, and now continuing that on a professional level, having people like Sarah and Nadia to guide me through this...”