“Flirting is a promise of sexual intercourse without a guarantee.”

“(On sexual intercourse:) The pleasure is momentary, the pains are infinite, and the posture is ridiculous.”

“In a kinder world," he whispered, "one I promise you I've seen, men and women flirt and dance and love with only the fear of what it would mean without the other in their lives.”

“No amount of promises can guarantee love”

“What holds the world together, as I have learned from bitter experience, is sexual intercourse.”

“Allow me, in conclusion, to congratulate you warmly upon your sexual intercourse, as well as your singing.”

“… there were no guarantees in life, only promises and whispers.”

“It is far easier for a woman to lead
a blameless life than it is for a man;
all she has to do is to avoid
sexual intercourse like the plague.”

“There we were in the middle of a sexual revolution wearing clothes that guaranteed we wouldn't get laid.”

“What was the future? The future was a solid wall, not promising, not threatening—all bunk. No guarantees of anything, not even the guarantee that life isn't one big joke.”