“...he lived with the consequences of self discovery and i suspected this was a more exacting hardship than anything the world might have worked out for him...”

“More important...you've assembled a curriculum that works for him. It's his education. I suspect he's more likely to have a real education, an education that sticks, if he's part of shaping it.”

“I hated him more than anything. I loved him more than anything. Because, he was everything. And I hated that, too.”

“Nick might have enjoyed making out with me. He might even want to be with me. But more than anything, Nick wanted to win. And winning me over wasn't enough. ”

“His face was stern, and much flushed. If he were really not in the habit of drinking rather more than was exactly good for him, he might have brought action against his countenance for libel, and have recovered heavy damages.”

“Oh, it was a complicated business, loving art. It involved a lot more ill will than one might have suspected.”