“I cannot have this Imelda Marcos woman beating me, whoever she is,’ Suki shrugged by way of explanation.”
“In spite of all the red flags and signs that Marc had more baggage than Imelda Marcos taking shoes on vacation, I continued to date him.”
“Suki is the nation’s ideal girlfriend, a woman for whom bubbliness is a way of life, verging on a disorder.”
“Do you remember all of your audiences?" Marco asks. "Not all of them," Celia says. "But I remember the people who look at me the way you do.""What way might that be?""As though they cannot decide if they are afraid of me or they want to kiss me."" I am not afraid of you," Marco says.”
“Lucky fucker, whoever the father is.”With a snort, Anna told him, “He is a fucker” – she shrugged nonchalantly – “but I love him.”
“And, Jesus, she's a good kisser. So good I want to beat the hell out of whoever taught her.”