“which pisses her off and makes her scream and i look around my room and miss me.”

“Afterward I always kiss her, my baby, and look into her clear eyes that know everything about me, and want me to be her daddy anyway.”

“All I can think is that I want her more than anything. I want her more than I've ever wanted anything, ever.”

“My life is like tofu—it's what gets added that makes it interesting.”

“Damn. It's still the Midwest around here, no matter how many open-minded people you surround yourself with.”

“You don't have to know everything in the world. We aren't supposed to. It makes you boring in mixed company if you can't be interested and ask questions of other people.”

“And then I know I'm being a man, not just some kid who's upset and wants it his way.”