Quotes from Alan Eisenstock

The silence lingers and we soak it up like a good steam. Men like silence. We believe in it. We crave it. To us, silence is equal to peace and synonymous with quiet. Thus the common gender-specific phrase uttered by men in homes throughout the world, usually in the evening and on weekends: "Can I please get some peace and quiet, please?

Gabe!" she calls. "Dr. Gabe." He looks at her blankly "Don't you know me? You're my OB-GYN." Gabe's eyes move instinctively from her face to her crotch. He stares between her legs for a beat. His face lights up in recognition, as if he has X-ray vision. "Joanne! Sure . . . Joanne. How are you?" Both Joanne and I break up. Gabe blushes. "I see so many women," he says, making it worse.