Max Lakeman and the Beautiful Stranger Quotes

“Her man? What in God’s name had she been reading? But Emmett was touched. Poor sweet Doris, he thought, how could I ever have thought of leaving you? There was not a woman on this earth besides Doris who could think of me, pop-eyed, a mouth full of dentures, hairless, old, and grouchy, as her man. Emmett had gazed into her eyes, eyes a little watery from overapplication of Misty Moon, kissed her, and said, “Doris, I am your man, and you are my woman.”
― Jon Cohen, Max Lakeman and the Beautiful Stranger

“He learned a valuable but depressing lesson. Lovers, in the end, are not much different from your wife. So why not stick with the wife, who is really pretty nice and who, after all, got there first.”
― Jon Cohen, Max Lakeman and the Beautiful Stranger

“Max was a lover of dogs the way some men are indiscriminate lovers of women. Nothing turned his head more quickly than a dog trotting down the street or cutting through a backyard. Dogs could do no wrong; no amount of garbaging, rug pissing, or flea infestation could alter the course of Max’s true love. Bilko, in all other eyes save Max’s, was unremarkable. She knew no tricks, had few endearing habits, but he didn’t care.”
― Jon Cohen, Max Lakeman and the Beautiful Stranger