“She was picking a fight because it was Thanksgiving, and she was not thankful.”

“A liar doesn't want to think that other people are liars, because then the other people should suspect her of lying too, because she is, and she'll get caught.”

“So she forgave him. And instead she berated herself for her suspicion, for her snooping. For the things she promised herself she wouldn't do, the feelings she wouldn't have.”

“This woman is American, but she speaks with no regional accent. She could be from anywhere. She could be anyone.”

“She was seduced by the romance of it; she was energized by the possibilities.”

“After all, she herself had done the very worst thing imaginable. And she was a good person. Wasn’t she?”

“She knew what he was thinking: if she was asking questions like these, she was trying to understand. Trying to forgive him. He was right.”