You got shot at and you still got me an air conditioner.

have you ever met a woman you wanted to give everything to? just turn over everything you had? -Davy Dempsey-

Feel no guilt. Getting married and giving birth does not mean that you have sold your life away to perfectly healthy people who can get their own damn socks.

It's just that you don't respect me enough to respect what I want. I have to want what you want or it doesn't count or its's no good. Well, I don't want what you want. And I don't see why I have to. I mean, as long as I respect what you want and let you live your life, why do you care?

She slid out from under his arm, and picked up his shirt from the floor. When she put it on, it failed to meet in the middle over her chest. that always worked in the movies, she thought, disgusted, and dropped it on the floor.

Dempseys are never in trouble. We just have stretches of life that are more interesting than others.

Values aren't buses... They're not supposed to get you anywhere. They're supposed to define who you are.