Denny Crane:  You know , the best part of my marriages has always been the first day .
Alan Shore: Just married . Grand thing . But for me there was nothing more devastatingly lonely than being married for a while .
Denny Crane: You never talk about your wife . What was she like ?
Alan Shore: She had all the most delectable qualities _ one _ could hope for . Creativity , desire , zealotry , a gorgeous clavicle , healthy lack of inhibition .
Denny Crane: Sounds spectacular . What happened ?
Alan Shore: She began to know me too well , and I began to hate her for it . Even when I was unpredictable , she 'd predict it . For those of us who aspire to be original , that 's the worst sort of banality . She died . I 've missed that banality ever since .