Roberta Colindrez in the series finale of The Deuce.

“What I also mean to say is that I recognize the focus. The impulse to know someone else before you reveal yourself. The impulse to know someone else because you have never been asked to reveal yourself. The impulse to know someone else because otherwise, you do not know yourself. The impulse to know someone else because you are self-conscious of your whole self, the one that fills up too many rooms, so much space. The impulse to hide how much space you need. The impulse to hide what you need.”

“I will meet you on the nape of your neck one day, / on the surface of intention, word becoming act. We will breathe into each other the high mountain tales, where the snows come from, where the waters begin.”

“You know, maybe this is how your concerto ends. I mean, not a big end with trumpets and violin. Maybe this is the finish, just like that suddenly. Not sad, not happy, just a small room with a lamp, a bed, a child sleeps, and tons of loneliness.”