"And I knew that in spite of all the roses and kisses and restaurant dinners a man showered on a woman before he married her, what he secretly wanted when the wedding service ended was for her to flatten out underneath his feet like Mrs. Willard's kitchen mat." "I felt my lungs inflate with the inrush of scenery - air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, 'This is what it is to be happy.' " "She s... » Continue Reading
"Girls like that make me sick. I'm so jealous I can't speak. Nineteen years, and I hadn't been out of New England except for this trip to New York. It was my first big chance, but here I was, sitting back and letting it run through my fingers like so much water." "There is something demoralizing about watching two people get more and more crazy about each other, especially when you are the only ex... » Continue Reading