“James shows his feelings so liberally that they come at a discount, and their value diminishes. When he says he loves me, usually in a threatening way, the statement always seems to beg for reciprocation. I guess he cries wolf. More or less sobs it. One could argue that everything James says is merely the word “wolf” in one language or another.” EmotionsWomen And MenHusbands And WivesMen S Feelings Book:Notes from the Fog: Stories Source: Notes from the Fog: Stories
“Knowledge is many things, but it definitely is not power. “Dread” is a better word for it, I think, though I do understand how that ultimately fails as a slogan.” MarriageMiseryTediumHusbands And Wives Book:Notes from the Fog: Stories Source: Notes from the Fog: Stories
“We eat in silence, listening to the rain. Both of us look forlornly at the bar, thinking that we shouldn’t, we mustn’t. On the other hand, we could simply pass out drunk here and maybe they’d take us to jail. There are beds in jail. Soap. New people to meet.” RelationshipsMarriage HumorHusbands And Wives Book:Notes from the Fog: Stories Source: Notes from the Fog: Stories
