“Told you. Everything sounds better in the car wash.”

“But it's writing, damn it, not washing the car or putting on eyeliner. If you can take it seriously, we can do business. If you can't or won't, it's time for you to close the book and do something else. Wash the car, maybe.”

“Everything gets horrible. Everything you see gets ugly. Lurid is the word. Doctor Garton said lurid, one time. That's the right word for it. And everything sounds harsh, spiny and harsh sounding, like every sound you hear all of a sudden has teeth. And smelling like I smell bad even after I just got out of the shower. It's like what's the point of washing if everything smells like I need another shower”

“I’ll wishy-wash your car. Maybe.
”

“Everything sounds so much better when it comes out of a man's mouth”

“My feelings for you...are like the stillness of the sand...they make no sound...as they're washed away.”