“...I love 'yes.' It's practically the most interesting word of all, don't you think?" Like a hinge opening a door outward. Yes, yes, yes.”

“Suddenly I shouted into the night air. 'Yes, yes, yes, it is true!"And now the world had some tension in it; now it twanged and vibrated with meaning and possibility! 'Yes, yes, fucking yes!”

“But in love each moment is magnified, and every gesture, word and syllable is examined like a speech by the President.”

“I don't want to be loved. I want to be desired. Love is safety, but desire is foul.”

“Without love, most of life remains concealed. Nothing is as fascinating as love, unfortunately.”

“It was clear that Eleanor had been to bed with a large and random collection of people, but when I suggested she go to bed with me, she said, 'I don't think we should, just at the moment, do you?' As a man I found this pretty fucking insulting.”

“Love cannot be measured by its duration...”