Dr Weiss, at forty, knew that her life had been ruined by literature

“The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness a…”

“The evening passes somehow; I watch television with Nancy, or I write. It is di…”

“In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around you.”

“Hartmann had the ideas and Fibich did the worrying: it suited them both perfect…”