“He was acting like the man he wanted to be, in hopes that he could become him. He would keep acting until he couldn't stand it anymore, and then he would be the man he was.”
“He could not change the man he had been, but these hands would make him the man he could be”
“Man is neither angel nor brute, and the unfortunate thing is that he who would act the angel acts the brute.”
“If he was the man she wanted him to be, he would not be intimidated by her silence.”
“If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.”
“and even if he knew the answer, he would keep on doing this. because, the thing was, he loved her. he couldn't walk away if he wanted to. ”