“If he wrote it, he could get rid of it. He had gotten rid of many things by writing them.”
“He could not wait to get rid of them so he could enjoy remembering them.”
“If he could just get rid of the harsh irritation of his conscious thinking, then he would be all right; then he would be at peace”
“After sex, he couldn't wait to get rid of her, so he knew that it wasn't love”
“He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.”
“He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.”