“If I looked like him, Tara said. Id want to have sex with myself. All the time.”

“Sorry, he said. Let me drop the belt-"No. She held on when he would have pulled away. Dont. I like it. Again, he lifted her face, and he smiled. The tool belt turns you on. No. She closed her eyes ...”

“Whos there?The scratcher of your itch, he said.She opened the door a crack and stuck her nose out. Was that supposed to be romantic?”

“Okay, first of all, I didnt sleep with you to make amends. I slept with you because I wanted to.He still didnt say anything, and she pointed at him again. And you know what? It was your own damn fa...”

“Sounds like you kids have some talking to do. I'll be eavesdropping from the kitchen.”

“I chose the path less traveled but only because I was lost. Carry a map. - Phoebe Traeger”

“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.”

“That was when I saw their hate come out. They fought on the front lawn. Balloons and my birthday cake stood witness as I watched every regretful blow from my mother. I knew my sister was at war wit...”

“When someone hurts you over and over, ask yourself, WHY DO YOU LET THEM?”

“The causes of familial discord and distance are countless, but the results are often the same: secrecy, blame, sadness, hurt, confusion, and feelings of loss and grief.”

“Children betrayed their parents by becoming their own people.”

“But marrying within one's own family can get monotonous. One has heard all the same family stories, knows all the jokes and all the same recipes. No novelty.”

“She took comfort in the familiarity of his smell, knowing that if she lost all her possessions and her home, at least she would have her family.”