It was an unspoken pleasure, that having come together so many years, ruined so much and repaired a little, we had endured.

People always sound so proud when they announce they know nothing of music.

as one grows older, one realizes how little one knows about any relationship, or even about oneself.

The past, with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, its punishments, is there for each of us forever, and it should be.

Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight.

I'm good at embroidery. It's what I always wanted to do.... Yep, instead of whoring, I just wanted to do fancy embroidery.

You can always spot clothes made in a good place.