Having to read footnotes resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love.

“People have died from hiccups, you know.”

“AMANDA: I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in thei…”

“imagination is a form of flagellation if a sensitive child lets it run wild ...”

“[Garry Essendine]: That is no prostitute, but the wife of one of my best friend…”