“But surely love wouldn't get so much talked about if there were not something in it?”
“If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us...then there wouldn't be so much fuss about love in the first place.”
“I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well.”
“There’s always something to talk about, even if you talk about how there is nothing to talk about. Of course, I’m talking about love.”
“I know it's none of my business, but I really wouldn't let her put you off. So you don't understand sex and love and women. Just means you were born with a cock. And this girl? Naomi? She seems like she's worth putting a little effort into it. You know?""Yeah," Holden said. Then: "Can we never talk about that again?""Sure.”
“She cared about him too much, and he was a dangerous person to love. He wouldn't love her back.”