“You never get mad, she said when their server left the table. Except at me.Thats not true, he said tightly. Torie can get me going.Torie doesnt count. You were obviously her mother in a previous life.”

“This is America. Were entitled to our opinions.Wrong. This is Texas. And my opinion is the only one that counts.”

“I sure do miss that woman. Smart. Funny. Sweet. She never gave me a moment's trouble.""Gosh, I'm sorry about that. I knew it was boring between you two, but not that bad.”

“Chasing after a guy whos not interested in you will rip the hell out of your self-respect. Better to face facts now because the longer you put it off, the harder itll be.”

“He could deal with his guilt all by himself. Guilt didn't add up to love, an emotion she was done with forever.”

“This is America. We’re entitled to our opinions.”“Wrong. This is Texas. And my opinion is the only one that counts.”

“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.”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”