Quote of the Day (Lorrie Moore, on a Woman Divorcing a Cheating Husband)

“Rage had its medicinal purposes, but she was not wired to sustain it and when it tumbled away, loneliness engulfed her, grief burning at the center in a cold blue heat."— American fiction writer, critic, and essayist Lorrie Moore, "Paper Losses," in Bark (2014)

The image accompanying this post of Lorrie Moore was taken Nov. 11, 2014, by Zane Williams

TV Quote of the Day (‘Taxi,’ on the Breakup of a Marriage)

Tony Banta [played by Tony Danza]: “Do you remember what you said to your wife to break up with her?”

Alex Reiger [played by Judd Hirsch]: “Yeah, I remember what I said. I said, ‘Why is that man wearing my pajamas?’"—Taxi, Season 1, Episode 10, “Men Are Such Beasts,” original air date Nov. 21, 1978, teleplay by Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels, directed by James Burrows