“In some instances, it may unfortunately be necessary for a Wife to seek outside employment, such as when the husband is dismembered or is dead.”

“You are right to be afraid," he said, "but where does this fear lead you? Nowhere. You must let go of fear.”

“Mothers were the only ones you could depend on to tell the whole, unvarnished truth.”

“Yeah, you are kind of a dumbass.”

“So many crucial events take place behind people’s backs, when they aren’t in a position to watch: birth and death, for instance. And the temporary oblivion of sex.”

“The only consequence of their (employee) silence is that the blind (employer) lead the blind.”

“Cleverness is a quality a man likes to have in his wife as long as she is some distance away from him. Up close, he'll take kindness any day of the week, if there's nothing more alluring to be had.”