“She wasnt sure if she even needed him anymore and the thought made her sad. In consolation, she offered him a kind smile and reached for his dependable hand.”

“What is this place?Heaven. She laughed, with better drinks!”

“Seeing him again had been a gut punch.”

“You want me to paint you? Genna spoke up raising an eyebrow of displeasure.All of me. James bowed his head to Genevieve and whispered the words slowly.”

“Stop saying hurt. She turned on him; the wounded animal finally breaking free. You fall over on the pavement, that hurts; you stub your toe, that hurts; you trap your finger in a car door, shit, th...”

“Are you in love with him?She kept her lips tightly closed as if holding something back.Are you in love with me?She tried to answer but nothing came out. She lowered her eyes to the floor.”

“She was an idiot. An adorable, gorgeous, feisty, funny, sweet, sexy idiot.”

“Did you miss me?A little bit, she said with a shrug.You have tears running down your cheeks, he said with a grin. I think you missed me more than a little.”

“I don't know what the future holds. I only know that I want to be with you. You and me. Everything else is negotiable.”

“every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us.”

“I've never heard anyone say "I wish I hadn't forgiven.”

“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness an...”

“Madness is freedom and some may only perceive its Insanity.”

“Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, runningthat's the way to live. All alone and free in the soft sands of the b...”

“Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness.”