“The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.”

“If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.”

“No matter how much you think you love somebody, you'll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close.”

“The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.”

“Make me into anything, but just love me.”

“I thought we were a real love relationship. I did. I was very invested in love, but it was just this long long sex thing that could end at any moment because after all, it's just about getting off....”

“Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.”

“You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got y...”

“I'll never recover if he breaks my heart. ~Brooke”

“This was about more than semantics; it represented a dangerous shift in perspective.Rio was not at war, I pointed out; and even if it were, wars have rules.”

“Rules are for people with the luxury of time.”

“Rules are for those who can't think of a better way.”