“I am in full possession of the amazing power of being sarcastic.”

“Once upon a time there was a silence that dreamed of becoming a song, and then I found you, and now everything is music.”

“You dress to impress," I said approvingly. "No, Angel." He leaned in, his teeth softly grazing my ear. "I undress to impress.”

“The human face has limited space. If you fill it with laughter there will be no room for crying.”

“Life isn't finding shelter in the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain.”

“I think of how each person in a marriage owes it to the other to find individual happiness, even in a shared life. That this is the only way to grow together, instead of apart.”

“What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven.”

“Think of two people, living together day after day, year after year, in this small space, standing elbow to elbow cooking at the same small stove, squeezing past each other on the narrow stairs, shaving in front of the same small bathroom mirror, constantly jogging, jostling, bumping against each other’s bodies by mistake or on purpose, sensually, aggressively, awkwardly, impatiently, in rage or in love – think what deep though invisible tracks they must leave, everywhere, behind them!”