"Maybe, if she'd been a better person, she would have left Robin alone. Maybe she wanted to make Robin like her simply to deny her the satisfaction of disliking her -to win that contest of esteem. Maybe she was just picking up the gauntlet. But the desire to be liked was real." 397
"From that day forward, Denise became a stealthy advocate of infidelity. She learned that by defending Brian's minor insensitivities she could spur Robin to more serious accusations with which she then reluctantly concurred. She listened and she listened. She took care to understan Robin better than anyone else ever had. She plied Robin with the questions Brian wasn't asking: about Billy, about her dad, about church, about her Garden Project plans (...)" 407
"-Mother.
-If he's really sick, Gary, I understand, he can´t come. But if he gets over his fever...
-Believe me, we're all disappointed. Especially Jonah.
-No need to make any decision righ this minute. Tomorrow is a completely new day.
-I´m warning you it will probably just be me." (469).
