“My ex wants to come and rescue me.Too late! I already rescued you. Who does this guy think he is?”

“He shushed her, laughing. Id like to be that spider, if that woman was you.”

“The kiss wasnt a buildup to something else; it wasnt a promise of more to come it couldnt be. Just a sweet, sad acknowledgment that this was something beautiful that could never be.”

“How good would Flynn be in bed a real bed, with crisp, clean sheets? Shed seen and handled enough of his body to create a solid mental picture of him naked. Very solid. Honed, strong, with a dusti...”

“Its your hero complex, isnt it? You should see someone about that. Right after I get my head examined.”

“Youd better touch me before something happens spontaneously that makes me look embarrassingly desperate. Really? He lowered just close enough for his chest to graze the fabric covering her bra, squ...”

“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.”

“Sara, we have to go," she whispers, even though my dad isn't there to hear her. She's not crying. She's calm. Matter-of-fact. As if she's asking me whether I want mayo or mustard on my sandwich. Ex...”

“The sky is deep, the sky is dark. The light of the stars is o damn stark/When I look up, I fill with fear, if all we have is what lies here, this lonely world, this troubled place, then cold dead s...”

“It is said that in death, all things become clear.”