Stendhal believed that love could be brought about only on the basis of a fear of losing the loved one and Denis de Rougenmont confirmed, "The most serous obstruction is the one preferred above all. It is the one most suited to intensifying passion.' To listen to this view, lovers cannot do anything save oscillate between the twin poles of yearning for someone and longing to be rid of them.-50쪽
Certain areas and coverings of the body say more about a person than others: shoes suggest more than pullovers, thumbs more than elbows, underwear more than overcoats, ankles more than shoulders.-54쪽
'By forty, everyone has the face they deserve,' wrote George Orwell-92쪽
Happiness with other people seems bounded by two kinds of excess: suffocation and loneliness-110쪽
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