Her stomach lurches. She fancies him sooo much – she is powerless to resist. How can she possibly? She knows it’s wrong: he has a girlfriend – he lives with her, for goodness’ sake –...

You selfish bitch!”She had known for a long time that putting her needs above those of Adam’s wife and children was indeed selfish. She had no real answer to the accusation thrown at her.”I’m sorry”...

Why was he drawn to complicated women, or were all women–all people, finally–complicated?

I thought he’d pick me, I know he has kids, but when it came down to it, I really thought he’d pick me.”Tears rolled down her face and her nose ran. She sniffed.”I know I’m...

In biology, nothing is clear, everything is too complicated, everything is a mess, and just when you think you understand something, you peel off a layer and find deeper complications beneath. Nature is anything but...

In spite of being complicated people choose superstitions over common sense.

He gave Dancer one last pat. ‘You’re luckier than you know, pal. Living without a set of balls makes life a lot less complicated.

Rain didn’t make things messy. People did that all on their own.

History as well as life itself is complicated — neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency.

Le vrai est trop simple, il faut y arriver toujours par le compliqué.”(“The truth is too simple: one must always get there by a complicated route.”)[Letter to Armand Barbès, 12 May 1867]

I don’t think of faith as something you need to have in the world, or in some deity or religion or whatever; I think having faith is about trusting in yourself, and trusting that you’ll...

Staying married to one person was boring. She figured she was too complicated for that. Interesting people had complicated lives.

I, myself, love complications and mystery which I didn’t notice that I had become one.

I need some space.””Because of my past?””No, because of mine. When I’m around you I feel like I’m falling. I need to stop before I smash into the ground.””Are you always so honest?””No. Mostly I’m...

There are no snares more dangerous than those which lurk under the guise of duty or the name of relationship.

She remained silent. There was nothing left to say. He’d said it all the night before. He had to end it. He could never leave his wife. And, in fact, she had known this. Although...