Ah, well, being conflicted means you can live a shallow life without copping to be a shallow person.

To spend a life in dreams, that sounded too lovely.

Love makes you want to be a better man. But maybe love, real love, also gives you permission to just be the man you are.

To me, marriage is the ultimate mystery.

My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he meant no harm. It was kind of her to say, but he did do harm.

Love should require both partners to be their very best at all times

You drink a little too much and try a little too hard. And you go home to a cold bed and think, that was fine. And your life is a long line of fine.