More quotes by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

"There's a difference between really loving someone and loving the idea of her."
"Because isn’t that the point of every relationship: to be known by someone else, to be understood? He gets me. She gets me. Isn’t that the simple magic phrase?"
"Love makes you want to be a better man—right, right. But maybe love, real love, also gives you permission to just be the man you are."
"Because isn’t that the point of every relationship: to be known by someone else, to be understood? He gets me. She gets me. Isn’t that the simple magic phrase?"
"...and you drink a little too much and try a little too hard. And you go home to a cold bed and think, 'That was fine'. And your life is a long line of fine."