Quotes from book

Shopgirl

“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?”

“… it is not the big events that hurt the most but rather the smallest questionable shift in tone at the end of a spoken word that can plow most deeply into the heart.”

“… just remember, darling, it is pain that changes our lives.”

“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.”

“His view of the world is one that keeps his blood pressure low, sweeping the cholesterol from his relaxed, freeway-sized arteries. Everyone knows he is going to live till age ninety, although the question that goes begging is, “for what?”

“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.”

“So, I can hurt now, or hurt later.”

“Unlike Ray Porter, his love is fearless and without reservation.”

“The self-prepared dinner is a great time killer for lonely people and as much time should be spent on it as possible.”

“She was feeling her bohemian oats.”

“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.”

“Mirabelle is attractive; it's just that she is never the first or second girl chosen.”