Melanie

"Love is for idiots," she said. "You might as well roll some dice or play monopoly. You'd have better luck."

"Haven't you ever been in love?"

"If I was ever really in love, I'd still be in it, wouldn't I?"

"If the other guy loved you back."

Jimmy hopped off the bar. He slid a rack of pint glasses from the washer. He didn't bother waiting for them to cool as he stacked them on top of one another.