How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"The point I'm making is that all men ain't the same, so they shouldn't be the same price, or am I wrong? Maybe from where you sit all men are the same." (3.36)
Lorie gets a lesson in the Economics of Whoring from Gus. He's trying to convince her that she has a power over men, a power that men don't want her to know she has.
Quote #2
"What a widow wants is someone fresh. It's what all women want, widows or not." (12.52)
We thought what women wanted was Mel Gibson? In all seriousness, though, dividing this up by gender is unfair. Men want someone fresh just as much as women do.
Quote #3
It was clear to her already that he was one of those men somebody had to take care of. He had fooled her for a few days into thinking he would do the taking care of, but that wasn't so. (17.4)
It's hard to tell sometimes if Lorena wants an equal 50/50 relationship, or, after having been in controlling relationships for so long, she just wants something different. Or perhaps she's just a product of the time, expecting a traditional relationship where the man is the caretaker. She will experience a few role reversals throughout the book.