When I say, "Be my lover", I don't mean, "Let's have an affair." I don't mean "Sleep with me." I don't mean, "Be my secret." I want us to go back down to that root. I want you to be the one who loves me. I want to be the one who loves you.

The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel (ed. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011) - ISBN: 9781429994309