“She was the type who went to bars intent on conversation, while he was the type who went in hopes of being left alone.”

“I can't stand a man who fawns, you know what I mean? I can't stand a man sucking up to me, but he was the kind who took you right on the floor and he didn't even look at you afterwards when he zipped up his pants.”

“There are days when none of us can bear it, but the good comes around again. Happiness is seasonal, like anything else. Wait it out. There are people who love you. People who can help.”

“There's a certain class of people who will do you in and then remain completely mystified by the depth of your pain.”

“He might be a man without character, but she was a woman without courage. Of the two, which was worse?”

“It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed.”

“You try to keep life simple but it never works, and in the end all you have left is yourself.”