#relationships

"Pushkin When Pushkin came to Shovekin all hell broke loose."

"God Made God made our beingour parents our bodyphilosophy our mindchildren our compassionhostory our loyaltywork our self-esteembattles our heroismpoetry our soulsoulmates our lovewhich stitches it all togetherinto a life."

"I can see that the sadness has returned. And it's not a beautiful sadness- beautiful sadness is a myth. Sadness turns our features to clay, not porcelain."

"I'm tired of waiting by the phone, and second-guessing what a guy says and trusting someone not to hurt me. Again. I've been storming the relationship castle for fifteen years, and I still don't have my prince. I've got a bunch of battle scars from the field and I want to go home and nurse my wounds. I don't want to fight anymore."

"I had a dream about you last night... I was a brick and you were a blanket. Damn that improbability drive."

"You aren't alive if you aren't in need."

"Better not to invent her in her absence. Better to wait until she's actually here. Then he can make her up as she goes along."

"Snob [10w[ I'm throwing a party so exclusive I'm not even invited."

"I had a dream about you last night... you kept meowing at people and licking yourself it was not unlike you normally."

"The sides of buildings should be like the tops of lakes. I’d fish through your window hoping to catch a smile."

"First Things First [10w] God created the possibility of absurditybefore he created man."

"Imaginary Friends When my childhood imaginary friend got mad at mehe insulted me by calling me 'real'."

"Yes, it's a well-known fact about you: you're like death, you take everything."

"Love's Kiss of Death [10w] Love's kiss of death is taking each another for granted."

"Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives."

"Dictator [10w] Clever dictators keep their friends closeand their enemies dead."

"Jew in a Canoe Haiku Jew in a canoe,whitewater rushes, the canoe tips.The Jew doesn't."

"All I know is that the closer I get to God, the deeper I get into the Bible, and the heavier the burden seems on my shoulders."

"I would pour you a glass of wine, but wouldn’t it be more romantic if you sipped it out of my armpit?"

"And since I’m marrying into the Quartet, I have certain privileges and duties. If you’re sleeping with Laurel—”“I’m not sleeping with Laurel. We’re dating.”“Right, and the two of you are just going to hold hands, admire the moon, and sing camp songs.”“For a while. Minus the singing."