“How is it possible to miss a woman whom you kept at a distance, so that when she was gone you would not miss her?”Steve Martin book ShopgirlSource: Shopgirl
“Some nights, alone, he thinks of her, and some nights, alone, she thinks of him. Some night these thoughts, separated by miles and time zones, occur at the same objective moment, and Ray and Mirabelle are connected without ever knowing it.”Steve Martin
“I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks.”Steve Martin Comedy album A Wild and Crazy Guy
“She has learned that her body is precious and it mustn't be offered carelessly ever again, as it holds a direct connection to her heart.”Steve Martin book ShopgirlSource: Shopgirl
“A girl who is willing to give every ounce of herself to someone, who could never betray her lover, who never suspects maliciousness of anyone, and whose sexuality sleeps in her, waiting to be stirred.”Steve Martin book ShopgirlSource: Shopgirl
“Only then does he realize what he has done to Mirabelle, how wanting a square inch of her and not all of her has damaged them both, and how he cannot justify his actions except that, well, it was life.”Steve Martin book ShopgirlSource: Shopgirl