“A hotel is serious business.”

“The three of them left the noodle shop and went to a nearby love hotel. It was on the edge of town, on a street where love hotels alternated with gravestone dealers.”

“I often dream about the Dolphin Hotel.”

“We returned to the hotel and had intercourse. I like that word intercourse. It poses only a limited range of possibilities.”

“Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.”

“Becoming serious is not the same thing as approaching the truth”

“She was seriously in love, but she never made demands.”