“There. Let the gods of friendship and common sense strike him dead.”

“Hunter versus prey, and the look in his eyes told her, in no uncertain terms, eating her alive was a distinct possibility.”

“She had platonic all but tattooed on her forehead.”

“He'd bet his right nut her skin would taste as good as it smelled.”

“You are no star, Gabby. You're the sky. The rest of us are just circling your orbit.”

“Damn, her mouth was a weapon.”

“Good music was meant to be loud!”

“My father spoke with his hands. He was deaf. His voice was in his hands. And his hands contained his memories.”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”