“If you're trying to find out what's coming next, turn off everything you own that has an OFF switch and listen.”
“Were you listening to a word I said?' 'I kind of switched off when you drew breath.”
“Love doesn’t exactly come with an off switch.”
“You switched the days," I said, dismayed. "You blew the tire. You..." I trailed off, probably because the next words out of my mouth were either going to be "You are enough to do this?" or "You're destined for a life of crime." It was a toss-up either way.”
“I turn off the radio, listen to the quiet. Which has its own, rich sound. Which I knew, but had forgotten. And it is good to remember.”
“You couldn't just pick and choose at will when someone depended on you, or loved you. It wasn't like a light switch, easy to turn on or off. If you were in, you were in. Out, you were out.”