He stared at the heart of his heart, the one woman in the world for him

You're so far off base this time you can't even see the base!

Dogs make sense. They understand hierarchy and the need to cooperate. They come when you call them. A cat though—a cat will take your number and get back to you. Maybe. If he’s in a good mood.

Uh - do you want to do it outside? "Frequently. Oh, you meant the wedding. That, too.

Living is very serious, very real. It is also always a game. If we are wise, it is very real, very terrible, and very lovely, and a good deal of fun.

My feelings were hurt. Once I started I couldn't seem to let it go. Be strange if the person who matters most in the whole world couldn't hurt your feelings, wouldn't it?

What?" She drew herself up, stern as a cat presented with the wrong food for dinner.