“Suppose you were the last one left? Suppose you did that to yourself?”
“Real relationships - the kind that were supposed to last but never did - were more trouble than they were worth.”
“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a Republican. But I repeat myself.”
“Adults weren’t supposed to understand their children and you were doing something wrong if they did.”
“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
“You’re not supposed to dislike your own child. You were supposed to like them no matter what, even if they were not what you wanted.”