“If I looked like him, Tara said. Id want to have sex with myself. All the time.”

“Sorry, he said. Let me drop the belt-"No. She held on when he would have pulled away. Dont. I like it. Again, he lifted her face, and he smiled. The tool belt turns you on. No. She closed her eyes ...”

“Whos there?The scratcher of your itch, he said.She opened the door a crack and stuck her nose out. Was that supposed to be romantic?”

“Okay, first of all, I didnt sleep with you to make amends. I slept with you because I wanted to.He still didnt say anything, and she pointed at him again. And you know what? It was your own damn fa...”

“Sounds like you kids have some talking to do. I'll be eavesdropping from the kitchen.”

“I chose the path less traveled but only because I was lost. Carry a map. - Phoebe Traeger”

“I am bigger than the box I'm in.”

“We could sit around and talk if you'd like.""Okay." She crossed her arms and tried to look casual. "So what's up?" "Considering what you're wearing beneath that sheet, and what we just heard in the...”

“Damn. A dead body. I hate it when that happens.”

“Im in, especially if theres a bad guy. Do I get to hurt a bad guy?”

“He was silent a moment; then he said, "I want a drink of water." She almost laughed aloud, because it was such a mundane request that could have been made of anyone, but then she saw the tension in...”

“Calmly, deliberately, he moved his hands down to her breasts and molded his fingers over them. Jay inhaled sharply, and he said, "Easy, easy," as he stroked the soft mounds. "Steve, no." But her ey...”

“He felt that the stars had been pulverized by the sound of the black jets and that in the morning the earth would be covered with their dust like a strange snow.”

“Wolves, and stars, and snow: Those things made sense.”

“The problem with the snow is that it sticks to everything it touches. You cant get rid of it. Even when it melts away, the chill still clings to your bones.”