“There are some experiences in life they haven't invented the right words for.”

“Some are nice and some aren't. Some are smart, and others are about as bright as a wet match in a dark cave. In other words, pretty normal.”

“Why is life so difficult for some people and not for others?Why do some people have to struggle so much?”

“I reflected that for all the people you lost touch with or couldn't hold on to, life occasionally made up for it by giving you the right person at the right time.”

“I'm not the marrying kind -"St. Vincent snorted. "No man is. Marriage is a female invention.”

“...one can't avoid the storms and calamities of life, but one can at least find the right partner to face them with.”

“There's not much I wouldn't do for you, Ella, " he said quietly. "Haven't you figured that out yet?”