“Intelligence rarely trumps human nature.”

“Theres something sexy about a naked woman gritting her teeth in pain, even when it shouldnt be sexy.”

“The world you once knew is no more for you.”

“You are blood of my blood and you will answer to me when I command.”

“Her loving hands, soft lips, and perfumed scents were an addiction for which he had no cure.”

“She exuded sexuality almost tangible, like ink obscuring the waters around the octopus before it strikes.”

“Without realizing that the past is constantly determining their present actions, they avoid learning anything about their history. They continue to live in their repressed childhood situation, igno...”

“Right now Im having amnesia and dj vu at the same time. I think Ive forgotten this before.”

“Not knowing who you are is a certain kind of hell.”

“But hope, I can tell you, is an exhausting emotion; perhaps, along with fear, the most exhausting of all. It is like juggling eggs: the hope is the shell, and inside is despair. A single crack and ...”

“Since i couldn't remember the "real" first time i'd lost my virginity, this would have become my de facto first time. I wanted a better story then: I did it with this boy who i wasn't very into and...”

“To the poor memories of drunks,' she said. 'To all the lovely nights forever lost.”

“Don't get your panties in such a twist... and give me back mine.”

“Listen, I'm bossy. I can't help it. It's who I am and what I do. I'm pushy and I like to take over. But I'm going to work really hard not to do so much and your going to try and accept me the way I...”

“Possess. Have. Hold. Enjoy. Control. Dominate. Pick your verb, Ms. Fairchild. I intend to explore so very many of them.”