Ralph also took some classes in philosophy and literature and felt himself on the brink of some kind of huge discovery about himself. But it never came.

I'm moving to Nevada. Either there or kill myself.

Get in, get out. Don't linger. Go on.

My life is going to change. I feel it.

It ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love.

We knew our days were numbered. We had fouled up our lives and we were getting ready for a shake-up.

Happiness. It comes on unexpectedly. And goes beyond, really, any early morning talk about it.