“I am single for the same reason that Patty Hearst stays out of banks.”

“The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely.”

“Maybe it was a Patty Hearst thing. Stockholm syndrome or whatever it's called when you're being held against your will but then you become sucked in and fall in love. Or if not exactly love, you fall into something you can't see out of. 'I can't shoot a machine gun' becomes 'Hey, this hardly has any kick-back!”

“I love you. You're my only reason to stay alive... if that's what I am.”

“Sam was alternately distant and clingy and mean, because I am the primary person he banks on and bangs on. I stayed close enough so he could push me away. Sadie slowly floated off.”

“And if things always stayed the same, Scarlett, what would be the reason for bothering to draw breath?”