“And I got the point that I should leave you alone, but we both know that I'm not that strong.”

“We?" I asked.Of course. I'm not leaving you alone on this, no matter what. You know I'd never abandon you.”

“Oh, I can't talk to you the way I've wanted to; I've been tellin' lies but I'll tell you the truth.Darling, I'm tired and I should be leaving, leaving. You know I'm tired and I should be leaving, leaving tonight.”

“It has come to the point where if I know I'm leaving a house with a man, I can factor in a bathroom visit or a phone call or both, and when I'm done, he'll almost be done tying his shoes.”

“I should not have minded that, if they would only have left me alone. But they wouldn't leave me alone. They seemed to think the opportunity lost, if they failed to point the conversation at me, every now and then, and stick the point into me.”

“Your corn is ripe today; mine will be so tomorrow. 'Tis profitable for us both, that I should labour with you today, and that you should aid me tomorrow. I have no kindness for you, and know you have as little for me. I will not, therefore, take any pains upon your account; and should I labour with you upon my own account, in expectation of a return, I know I should be disappointed, and that I should in vain depend upon your gratitude. Here then I leave you to labour alone; You treat me in the same manner. The seasons change; and both of us lose our harvests for want of mutual confidence and security.”