“And that's when I know it's over. As soon as you start thinking about the beginning, it's the end.”

“You ask everybody you know: How long does it usually take to get over it?There are many formulas. One year for every year you dated. Two years for every year you dated. It's just a matter of will power: The day you decide it's over, it's over. You never get over it.”

“It's just a matter of willpower. The day you decide it's over, it's over. You never get over it.”

“That's about it. In the months that follow you bend to the work. Because it feels like hope, like grace--- and because you know in your lying cheater's heart that sometimes a start is all we ever get.”

“If you didn't grow up like I did then you don't know, and if you don't know it's probably better you don't judge.”

“Nilda is watching the ground as though she's afraid she might fall. My heart is beating and I think, We could do anything. We could marry. We could drive off to the West Coast. We could start over. It's all possible but neither of us speaks for a long time and the moment closes and we're back in the world we've always known.”

“If you ask me I don't think there are any such things as curses. I think there is only life. That's enough.”