“And I think women have come a very, very long way, but they have a long way to go.”

“I don't have a problem with my body. I don't diet, and I'm not hiding anything. I'm not going to be the subject of a movie of the week 10 years from now.”

“Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions.”

“I've dated men my age, younger than me and older. The only difference is the young ones are quicker at taking out the garbage.”

“That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?”

“Men love it. They have a sense of humor, whereas a lot of women are threatened or just don't get it.”

“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...”

“What kind of wedding would you like?" he asked, and stole another kiss before she could reply."The kind that turns you into my husband." She touched the firm line of his mouth with her fingers. "Wh...”

“Do we ever get slow rain?”

“Life is neither a feast nor a fun. But a fast.”

“Being the people we are, and feeling the way that we do, getting excited about going somewhere new can be terrifying. Of course it is, I get it! But if you dont travel, youll regret it. Your soul w...”

“Happiness is something you lay siege to, it is a battle like a game of go. I will take hold of all the pain and snuff it out.”

“For God's sake, if I learned anything during this damn trial it's that the only way someone can leave you is if you let them. And I'm not doing that, Dee. It may look like that today, or tomorrow, ...”