“How does this happen? To fall in love and be disassembled.”

“I promised to tell you how one falls in love.”

“He has been disassembled by her. And if she has brought him to this, what has he brought her to?”

“As if this collection of things is what she is. So we fall in love with ghosts.”

“Could you fall in love with her if she wasn't smarter than you? I mean, she may not be smarter than you. But isn't it important for you to think she is smarter than you in order to fall in love? Think now.”

“Tell me, is it possible to love someone who is not as smart as you are? ...But isn't it important for you to think she is smarter than you in order to fall in love? ...Why is that? Because we want to know things, how the pieces fit. Talkers seduce, words direct us into corners. We want more than anything to grow and change. Brave new world.”

“Everything that ever happened to me that was important happened in the desert.”