- [Alex was found dead in his attic, an attic well stocked in S&M equipment]
- Danny: He told me his name was Alex.
- Journalist: People lie, Danny, and they lie well.
- Danny: Guys who own rooms like that attic, when it comes to sex, they know what they want and how they want it. The sex is professional - and he didn't know what he enjoyed. He never found out.
- [Frances describes her son as a sexual chameleon, changing his colors to supply what other's need once he figures them out, both men and women]
- Danny: I haven't read many books, I haven't been to many places, but I have fucked a lot of people, and there's one thing you just can't fake - inexperience. The body's tense when it should be relaxed, it hurts when it should be fun, and it's dirty when it should be clean. I don't care how smart you are, your muscles can't lie. I'm talking about feeling his inexperience as clearly as I can feel this glass. Do you follow me, Frances? I can see you do, so I know for a fact you're lying. I know for a fact that your son, the man I loved, was a virgin. What I don't understand is why you're so keen to convince me otherwise.