I was a bit of a Victorian Lady, fainting-wise.

Jesus, I'm not going to be one of those people who sits around talking about what they're going to do. I'm just going to do it.

Being a person, I had come to realize, is a communal activity. Dogs know how to be dogs. But people do not know how to be people unless and until they learn from other people.

Uh-uh, dude. I tried it your way with the dating and the girls and the kissing and the drama, and man, I didn't like it. Plus, my best friend is a walking cautionary tale of what happens to you when romantic relationships don't involve marriage. Like you always say, kafir, everything ends in breakup, divorce, or death. I want to narrow my misery options to divorce or death - that's all.

Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood.

By saying you don’t care if the world falls apart, in some small way you’re saying you want it to stay together, on your own terms.

Do you know what your problem is? You can't live with the idea that someone might leave.