Sonya's a real person, like your Mother. Thirty years ago, that was your Mother's biggest flaw in my eyes, and now that's the thing I love most about Sonya. It's funny how things end, isn't it?
Matthew NormanTag: real-life
Whoa," I say. "Look how tall he is." "Actors are always midgets in person," says Brandon, "But writers...they're giants.
Matthew NormanThat's me, giving myself a tough-love speech. I'm going to start doing that more often, I've decided. One might as well put his inner monologue to good use.
Matthew NormanThe most important people in this man's life - the people who have mattered to him most - aren't my Mother or his wives or me or Anna or Allie. The people who matter most are the people in his head. That is loneliness.
Matthew NormanTag: lonely-people
Anna is the sort of woman who writers write about, Tom. Somewhere in the third act, women like her save characters like you and me from ourselves. She's the loveliest literary device in the world.
Matthew NormanI don't think -" I begin, but then I stop there. Strangely enough, this sounds like a full, declarative sentence, as if I'm standing in a bar shouting out one of my most obvious character flaws. I don't think!
Matthew NormanI have to speak carefully now because I have this strange habit of imitating British people without even realizing that I'm doing it.
Matthew NormanYou look good," I tell my reflection. "Hot?" But this last part comes out with a question mark at the end. I've never been good at sales.
Matthew NormanShe technically apologized yesterday, but it was one of those married-people apologies, more of a tactical move than anything else, a way of moving on with things.
Matthew NormanThe captain of a ship can run a great ship, but he can't do anything about the tides.
Matthew NormanTag: politics leadership tides leaders politician ship captain
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