“He did not want an affair with his boss. He did not even want a one-night stand. Because what always happened was that people found out, gossip at the water cooler, meaningful looks in the hallway. And sooner or later the spouses found out. It always happened. Slammed doors, divorce lawyers, child custody.”

Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton - “He did not want an affair with his...” 1

Similar quotes

“Lucy waited patiently, knowing that he did want to talk, or he wouldn't have put on such a performance when he came in. Heath's door slamming was always an announcement that a conversation was in order.”

Lisa Kleypas
Read more

“I don't want to walk out that door and lose what we found in this room."His simple words rocked me. He wasn't declaring, he wasn't promising, but he said exactly what I'd needed to hear. We might not know what was happening, but we wouldn't leave it unfinished.”

Christina Lauren
Read more

“Out in the world not much happened. But here in the special night, a land bricked with paper and leather anything might happen, always did. ”

Ray Bradbury
Read more

“If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.”

Oscar Wilde
Read more

“I'm always looking for meaningful one-night stands”

Dudley Moore
Read more