This person had arrived, he had illuminated her, he had ensorcelled her with notions of miracle and beauty, he had both understood and misunderstood her, he had married her, he had broken her heart, he had looked upon her with those sad and hopeless eyes, he had accepted his banishment, and now he was gone. What a stark and stunning thing was life- that such a cataclysm can enter and depart so quickly, and leave such wreckage behind!

But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilling yearnings.

whenever I would feel such happiness my guilt alarm went off

Until I can feel as ecstatic about having a baby as I felt about going to New Zealand to search for giant squid, I cannot have a baby.

We can change our wives,” he said. “We can change our jobs, our nationalities and even our religions, but we can never change our team.

I am the planet's most affectionate life-form, something like the cross between a golden retriever and a barnacle.

a woman's place is in the kitchen...sitting in a comfortable chair, with her feet up, drinking a glass of wine and watching her husband cook dinner.