And she walked away, and she walked away, and that was that, and that was that. - Helen Oyeyemi

"He was looking at her, but in a distracted manner, as if she was something to look at while he waited for something else.”(Page 15)

”Jess shrank, her arms raised protectively over her head in anticipation of another blow. Her dad spoke tentatively from behind her: ‘Sarah, I was handling that ...’" (Page 326)

He's awful. He was obviously . . . what's the term . . . 'disappointed in love' at some point. He probably never smiled again. The pages are just bursting with his longing for women to suffer. If he ever met me he'd probably punch me on the nose.