“Smokey Robinson writes the heartfelt songs, whereas it was my job to write the songs about weakness and failure in love.”

“Women hear rhythm differently than men.”

“Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that.”

“We're all just animals. That's all we are, and everything else is just an elaborate justification of our instincts. That's where music comes from. And romantic poetry. And bad novels.”

“Smokey Robinson writes the heartfelt songs, whereas it was my job to write the songs about weakness and failure in love.”

“There's a girl in this dress,there's always a girl in distress.”

“But it's easier to say 'I love you',than 'Yours, sincerely' I suppose.”

“So you take her to the pictures,trying to become a fixture.Inch by inch trying to reach her,all the way through the second feature.Worrying about your physical fitness,tell me how you got this sickness?”

“I don't wanna be a lover,I just wanna be your victim.”

“No use wishing now for any other sin.”

“It's a breath you took too late.It's a death that's worse than fate.”