“Every relationship that has hit a crossroads has asked, “What is it that you want from me?”

“Your boss takes a dim view of SEX?”

“Most of the very few people who would choose a good heart over riches would eventually use that to either make a lot of money, or attract men or women who are rich.”

“Some people are each holding on to a lover of theirs who no longer loves them and/or who they no longer love, only because they do not want to have a reason or another reason to be jealous of the person who would eventually be their lover if they let go of them.”

“They’d apparently decided to end a dedicated, seven-year relationship over honey walnut shrimp.”

“They call her love, love, love, love, love. She is love, and she is all I need.”

“For me,you are fresh waterthat falls from treeswhen it has stopped raining. For me, you are cinnamon that lingers on the tongue and givesbitter wordssweetening.For me, you are the scent of violins and visionof valleys smiling.And still,for me, your loveliness never ends.It traverses the worldand finds its way back to me.Only me.”