“Of course, there would always be arguments. That is the nature of Woman. They like the mutual exchange of dirty laundry, a bit of screaming, a bit of dramatics. Then an exchange of vows.”
“Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance.”
“You can't measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of words they exchange.”
“A fresh start is always made with dirty laundry.”
“I think: I would like to take N back to a story right now, like a rake. I would say, "Oh, this rake is uneven. Do you have any where the tines go straight across?" I would like to do a straight exchange. But there are things that cannot be returned. Errant husbands are one of them. Wives are not. Wives can be exchanged; I have always known this.”
“He would be, she now knew, a whole lot dominant in bed and a little bit dirty.-Gabrielle about Adam”