“I can't help but laugh into my next sip of water. For the first time, mine doesn't seem so bad."I don't know why you're fucking laughing. You have a girl's name and no middle name.”

“Yeah, my father is an egotistical douchebag," he says roughly. "My name literally means Jonathan empire.”

“He stands confidently in his hot pink mankini. When I told him it was the only suit left, he literally shrugged and put it on. Tan skin, ripped abs and stylish wayfarers- he instantly looked cool e...”

“It doesnt matter if she wanted it or not. No self-respecting man would offer something like that to a girl, especially one thats drunk.”

“What’s going to happen,” he breathes, “is that I’m going to carry you through this door. I’m going to draw out every single moment until you’re exhausted. And I’m going to move so slow that three m...”

“It doesn’t matter if she wanted it or not. No self-respecting man would offer something like that to a girl, especially one that’s drunk.”

“I bought salvation from a man on the street. He said, "Go down to the beach and let the waves wash your feet.”

“We all have those things that help us carry on through life. It is important that these things upon which we depend for daily strength are healthy for our character rather than harmful. We must ask...”

“God made you for His pleasure. And He made you intrinsically needy and dependent on His unspeakable joy. If you are struggling with sin our addiction, dont try to kill your appetite for pleasure. I...”

“It was strange, because she always felt that she hid herself from Erika, that she was more 'herself' with her 'true' friends, where the friendship flowed in an ordinary, uncomplicated, grown-up fas...”

“Youre my best friends kid sister, Ang. Ive known you since you were eight. He ducked his head, dragged his hands through his hair with all the frustration winding through him. Christ, if your broth...”

“I promise I dont bite. He winked at her.That earned him another throaty laugh. Then she bent over him, hands braced on his thighs, her luscious mouth inches from his. The heat of her palms singed h...”

“She smiled, and her eyes started to drift downward. "Cather..." Back up to his eyes."You know that I'm falling in love with you, right?”

“It doesnt matter whats wrong with him. Were not going to act like he doesnt exist. Not anymore.”

“Well, why not just snap my damn olive branch and beat me with it? I was only trying to help.”