“I can’t be here. We can’t be together now. Too much is at stake.”
“I can’t leave now. I like her too much. There, I said it. But I won’t say it again.”
“Why are the only happy endings the ones where the couples get together?” I ask. “Can’t they just be friends? Can’t that be a happy ending too?”
“If we can’t be ballplayers together, maybe I can start bein’ a Buddhist.”
“But I am, personally, not a gambler. I wouldn’t spend £1 on the lottery, let alone take a punt on a pregnancy. The stakes are far, far too high. I can’t agree with a society that would force me to bet on how much I could love under duress.”
“You can’t go the distance with too much resistance ”