“Slade and sex went together. He was a walking aphrodisiac, from the top of his head, to the black boots on his feet.”

“I wanted to hear him disappoint me in that sexy domineering way he always did.”

“If she in fact knows magic she needs to do a spell to adjust that shitty attitude she has all of a sudden, Nona said. I may not be a witch, but I will knock her right off that broomstick if she kee...”

“Dont you want to know what I did? I could have killed her for all he knew.Nope. He motioned me to him. Could you be anymore chivalrous? I touched his face. He smiled.Id be anything you need me to b...”

“He didnt want to admit that his daughter was something more now. I raised my hand guiding one of Nonas lawn ornaments across the lawn. Making it dance.Hope, Dad warned from inside.I dropped it on t...”

“I pulled him close. You can try your best. The only problem is after this is all over with reality is going to be waiting for me.He took my shirt off and tossed it over his shoulder pulling me down...”

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they ...”

“Does anything in nature despair except man? An animal with a foot caught in a trap does not seem to despair. It is too busy trying to survive. It is all closed in, to a kind of still, intense waiti...”

“It is a curious thing, but as one travels the world getting older and older, it appears that happiness is easier to get used to than despair. The second time you have a root beer float, for instanc...”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”