“Marriages are buffeted by more important things, like money and sex and children and jobs and in-laws, in constantly changing combinations.”
“A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after.”
“In a few years, no doubt, marriage licences will be sold like dog licences, good for a period of twelve months, with no law against changing dogs or keeping more than one animal at a time.”
“America does not know the difference between money and sex. It treats sex like money because it treats sex as a medium of exchange, and it treats money like sex because it expects its money to get pregnant and reproduce.”
“For God’s sake, girl, there are more important things on our plates than your sex life.” Like mine, I silently added sheepishly.”
“Infatuation is not quite the same thing as love; it's more like love's shady second cousin who's always borrowing money and can't hold down a job.”