All through the flight, the razor has not merely been alarming the ire; it has decided to detour a companion: his sweater. Such is love".
-- Narrator (Southwest)

Importance: In Southwest, Greer enacts this moment in the narrative to further his thematic inspection of love. The author suggests that in the same manner that the razor physically devours the sweater, love inevitably involves suffering. While Freddy loves his partner, this same love augments feelings of loneliness, abandonment, and isolation when Less locks himself away to write and neglects Freddy’s emotional needs. Their shared love does not make their partnership idyllic.

I don't know if I can do it without him, Bee. I don't know if I can do it without Robert somewhere.
-- Less (Southwest)

Importance: The author utilizes this quotation to develop Less’s lack of confidence at the outset of the novel. When Robert passes away, in Sunset, Less fears that he will not be...