“belittle, v. No, I don't listen to the weather in the morning. No, I don't keep track of what I spend. No, it hadn't occurred to me that the Q train would have been much faster. But every time you give me that look, it doesn't make me want to live up to your standards.” Lover S DictionaryLevithan Book:The Lover's Dictionary Source: The Lover's Dictionary
“taciturn, adj. There are days you come home silent. You say words, but you're still silent. I used to bombard you with conversational crowbars, but now I simply let the apartment fall mute. I hear you in the room -- turning on music, typing on the keys, getting up for a drink, shifting in your chair. I try to have my conversation with those sounds.” Lover S DictionaryLevithan Book:The Lover's Dictionary Source: The Lover's Dictionary
“commonplace, adj. ... But then I'll walk into the bathroom and find you've forgotten to put the cap back on the toothpaste again, and it will be this splinter that I just keep stepping on.” Lover S DictionaryLevithan Book:The Lover's Dictionary Source: The Lover's Dictionary