“Gripping her wrists, he pinned her tight to the vanity. That sex as a weapon thing can only get you so far, Tess.Wanna bet? Im not damaged, cowboy. I dont have hang-ups about my body, I dont use se...”

“I could just as easily have taken the train.He shut his eyes, just long enough for a movie of a Tess-induced train riot to screen on the backs of his eyelids. Fists flying, teeth broken, friendship...”

“An inappropriate attraction to your friends fianc was grounds for disbarment from the Woman Club. Neither did it make a lick of sense. He was uncouth, uneducated, uncivilized. All of their conversa...”

“But that kiss did more than turn her into a puddle of lust. It terrified her. Not because of how soul-searingly good it was, but because kisses like that dont just happen. Kisses like that implied ...”

“Gripping her wrists, he pinned her tight to the vanity. “That sex as a weapon thing can only get you so far, Tess.”Wanna bet? “I’m not damaged, cowboy. I don’t have hang-ups about my body, I don’t ...”

“I could just as easily have taken the train.”He shut his eyes, just long enough for a movie of a Tess-induced train riot to screen on the backs of his eyelids. Fists flying, teeth broken, friendshi...”

“Something good happens to you, and you let off a different energy that attracts other good things.”

“People are always telling women to lose weight, and then when they do, other women attack them for it.”

“I have too many fantasies to be a housewife.... I guess I am a fantasy.”

“Four laughs vibrate in harmony,WarmDeliciousReal.”

“A rugged-looking fellow with long, curly black hair loosened his jaw by repeating the phrase, red leather, yellow leather, red leather, yellow leather. I wondered if that was a secret exercise acto...”

“This pride of yours, its admirable as all get-out, but there has to come a point in your life where you admit you need a hand. Pain might be necessary, but suffering is optional. Are you going to l...”

“Gripping her wrists, he pinned her tight to the vanity. That sex as a weapon thing can only get you so far, Tess.Wanna bet? Im not damaged, cowboy. I dont have hang-ups about my body, I dont use se...”

“Ive done things Im not proud of and Im trying really hard to make up for those things by being a decent guy. And decent guys dont act the way Ive been acting around you, so Im going to stop.”