Magic. Some women were magic.

 "You married, Manny?"
 "No way."
 "Women?"
 "Sometimes. But it never lasts."
 "What's the problem?"
 "A woman is a full-time job. You have to choose your profession."
 "I suppose there is an emotional drain."
 "Physical too. They want to fuck night and day."
 "Get one you like to fuck."
 "Yes, but if you drink or gamble they think it's a putdown of their love."
 "Get one who likes to drink, gamble and fuck."
 "Who wants a woman like that?"
 (...)
 "Manny, what are you doing in auto parts?"
 "Resting. My ambition is handicapped by laziness."

 - Factotum; Charles Bukowski