“One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”

“Was he a good kisser, Ms. Lane? Barrons asked, watching me carefully.I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand at the memory. It was like being owned.Some women like that.Not me.Perhaps it depends ...”

“I dont know where dreams come from. Sometimes I wonder if theyre genetic memories, or messages from something divine. Warnings perhaps. Maybe we do come with an instruction booklet but were too den...”

“His coworker was velvety-skinned, a sexy boy-on-the-cusp-of man.”

“I would wear pink because I knew my future was anything but rosy. I would accessorize myself to the hilt, and I would wear flirty shoes because my world needed more beauty to counter all the ugline...”

“It's our actions that define us. What we choose. What we resist. What we're willing to die for.”

“One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”

“The sunlight claps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the sea: what are all these kissings worth, if thou kiss not me?”

“Stephen kissed me in the spring,Robin in the fall,But Colin only looked at meAnd never kissed at all.Stephens kiss was lost in jest,Robins lost in play,But the kiss in Colins eyesHaunts me night an...”