“I didn't think so much of him at first. But now I get it: he's everything that I'm not.”

“Son of a bitch, I'm sick of these dolphins.”

“I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.”

“They say all foxes are slightly allergic to linoleum, but it's cool to the paw, try it. They say my tail needs to be dry cleaned twice a month, but now it's fully detachable, see? They say our tree may never grow back, but one day, something will. Yes, these crackles are made of synthetic goose and these giblets come from artificial squab and even these apples look fake—but at least they've got stars on them. I guess my point is, we'll eat tonight, and we'll eat together. And even in this not particularly flattering light, you are without a doubt the five and a half most wonderful wild animals I've ever met in my life.”

“What happened to your hand?It got hit by a mirror. How'd that happen? I lost my temper at myself.”

“But in the end, he's just another dead rat in a garbage pail behind a Chinese restaurant.”

“He was so heartrendingly perfect he took my breath away. I wondered how I could have been so lucky to have met him, much less have him sacrifice so much of his time for me. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for him. I think I fell for him the first moment I laid eyes on him, but over the weeks my feelings had grown and grown. I had to admit that I was in love- deeply, endlessly, hopelessly, head over heels in love.”