Life, chapter 23

"Listen to this," Lana said: "Living in a couple is like a game with teams of two people. One participant gets a deck of cards, the other a marble. They will use these tools to build a house of cards. I could work on the phrasing, but it's a powerful metaphor, don't you think?"

Francis sighed. "Darling, isn't it time to stop this writing nonsense? We would all be much better off if you went back to whatever you did in that office."