“…a woman's always safe and comfortable when a fellow's down on his luck.”
“It is hard to feel safe and comfortable when the only measures for what is safe and comfortable are normative ideas you don't abide by.”
“This was his safe, comforting church. His soul had finally found the arms of his beloved. Kyle.”
“When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.”
“When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.”
“That my life has come down to this – luck, is galling, when I have always directed my own fate. Land or water? Heads or tails? Life or death? We’ll see.”