“So long as the global economy continues to recover, that remains Obama's No. 1 claim to successful leadership. Nothing else even comes close.”

“That's how it is with want. As long as you lack something you yearn for it without cease. if only I could have that one thing, you tell yourself, all my problems would be solved. But once you get i...”

“Alice suspected Paul couldnt really picture his father, just like she couldnt picture Paul when he was away. Maybe that was the case with people you wanted more than was good for you.”

“I want, I dont want.How can one live with such a heart?”

“I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.”

“If I was invincible, maybe I would take up some extreme sports.”

“When I was 12, all I wanted for Christmas was a trampoline or a four-wheeler. I ended up getting both presents for Christmas.”

“The Japanese fought to win - it was a savage, brutal, inhumane, exhausting and dirty business. Our commanders knew that if we were to win and survive, we must be trained realistically for it whethe...”

“It was pretty amazing. I wasnt thinking about anything but how good it felt to be kissed and touched by you. You totally ruined boring sex for me.”

“Alyssa couldnt tear her gaze from him as the firelight played over the hard edges of him. Once hed been the poster boy for clean-cut military, now hed gone all tatted up sexy danger.”