“It was the first honest emotional connection I'd had in a while. So I immediately panicked and had to leave.”

“At first, being with Sebastian was like being in the middle of the best dream I'd ever had - but now it mostly feels exhausting. I'm up one minute and down the next; questioning what I say and do. Even questioning my sanity.”

“I don't know. There are so many beautiful girls around, that after a while you start looking for someone, who can make you laugh.”

“His mother had become impossible, as, he supposed, all elderly people were when they refused to accept that their lives had to change.”

“There are so many beautiful girls around that after a while you start looking for someone who can make you laugh”

“then why sell?" James had asked. "have to," Redmond said. "if I want to get married and have children and live in this city, I have to." "since when do you want to get married and have kids?" James asked. "since now. Life gets boring when you're middle-aged. You can't keep doing the same thing. You look like an asshole. You ever notice that?" Redmond had asked.”

“I'm not ashamed of anything I've done.Shame is a useless emotion.”