“Although you hadn't asked why, it had less to do with you not noticing than with you not wanting to hear the answer.”

“The man had asked, Why do you want sheep? The wool? Meat? Monroe's answer had been, For the atmosphere.”

“Why not?" he asked."It's complicated," she replied."Why?"After a pause she hesitatingly answered, "Because I hate you less now than I did before.”

“Why are you in such a rush?" Sophia asked, and her grandmother answered that it was a good idea to do things before you forgot that they had to be done.”

“then why sell?" James had asked. "have to," Redmond said. "if I want to get married and have children and live in this city, I have to." "since when do you want to get married and have kids?" James asked. "since now. Life gets boring when you're middle-aged. You can't keep doing the same thing. You look like an asshole. You ever notice that?" Redmond had asked.”

“ Where is this going to take me? she had asked. And Caleb's answer: Where do you want it to?”