Husbands & Lovers

by Beatriz Williams

“Men fall over themselves for a beautiful woman, women fall over themselves for a rich man. So who’s the more greedy? At least money is useful. And it doesn’t fade with time.”

“How you start out with all these paths, all these choices. And then you realize that once you choose one path, you can’t go back. You think about all the paths you could have taken and didn’t. So I guess that’s what all those songs are about, really. Paths not taken.”

I suppose, when your parents fail you, you either go to pieces or you become the grown-up you require.

“You know, I’m dreading the day when your guardian angel goes on strike to protest the inhumane working conditions.”

“Grateful. I feel grateful. I think every day about how we’re all here because of a series of little miracles we know nothing about. The miracles that brought me right here, sitting in this chair beside you.