“Pessimism is not good for the soul.""I sold my soul years ago.""To whom?""The bitch goddess Success. She cut town before paying off.”

“Optimism is denial for chumps with no life experience"."What's pessimism?" I said."Religion without God.”

“Maybe still waters did run deep. Or God on your side was the ultimate soul balm.”

“Assholes are like weeds, a bitch to get rid of and when you do another one grows back in its place.”

“A good chunk of my life had been spent sorting out the scrambled communications, festering hostilities, and frozen affections that characterized families in turmoil. (257)”

“Her basic disposition was a good deal sunnier than mine. But I was a better faker.”

“Through the anger came something I recognized; the sadness that can result from too many years absorbing the poison of others. - Alex Delaware on Dr. Lehmann”