“When I was a concierge, I didn’t want a guest’s gratitude. I wanted gratuity. A thank you and a warm smile are always made warmer by a transfer of money.”

“I didn’t want to go, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t want to be invited.”

“I told you I didn’t want to go. Of course, I really did want to go, but I just said I didn’t want to go so you’d beg me to go and I could feel needed. I’m needy like that.”

“After we made love, I didn’t want her to leave. At least not before she did the dishes.”

“I want to get even. I want to get even more money.”

“I didn’t go to the water park because it was raining, and I didn’t want to get wet.”

“She asked if I wanted to spoon with her, and I told her I didn’t want to stir things up.”