“He could not wait to get rid of them so he could enjoy remembering them.”
“If he wrote it, he could get rid of it. He had gotten rid of many things by writing them.”
“After sex, he couldn't wait to get rid of her, so he knew that it wasn't love”
“If he could just get rid of the harsh irritation of his conscious thinking, then he would be all right; then he would be at peace”
“It is only shallow people who require years to get rid of an emotion. A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.”
“A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.”