“Bliss, I dont normally do things like that. But I was second-guessing everything about coming here, and you were everything I needed. I dont know how many times Ive stopped myself from coming over ...”

“It wasnt until Id walked halfway across the parking lot that I realized: 1. I wasnt wearing shoes. A. Or a shirt. 2. I didnt bring my keys A. Or anything really. 3. Id just left a comp...”

“Words streamed from my mouth, some familiar, some not.The last of the were, "I love you."He rose up off me with a grin. "If I'd known it was that easy to get you to admit how you feel, I would have...”

“Then, slowly, like the sunrise peeking over the horizon, she smiled.She snapped the box closed.She didnt scream. She didnt run. She didnt faint.There might have been a little crying.But mostly she ...”

“Garrick was panting when he replied, Youre not forcing me to do anything. I just want you to be sure. You can say stop at anytime. His lips pulled wide. You dont need to make up a new pet.”

“Phaedra keeps saying she's being selfish. That she hates herself for it, but she does it anyway. She can't deny herself what she wants, even if it brings about her downfall and his." "And have you ...”

“and our few good times will be rare because we have the critical senseand are not easy to fool with laughter”

“To be happy--one must find one's bliss”

“and we laugh and laugh andall I know isat this moment I feel likeI can do anything I wantand be anyone I wantand go anywhere on the globeand still call it home”

“What? Just because I can't have you right now, doesn't mean I'm okay with him having you.”

“All of them would understand, as he did now, that he had crossed a line in himself, he had left their world behind, the decent world of tea parties and suburban witticisms.”