My mouth went dry, my heart clattered. Nick, don't leave. Don't go, I said unevenly. Look, it's not that I'm not, you know... it's just that this is all really new and sudden, and it's hard—It's not h...
Love gets used up, Chastity. If it's not returned, it gets used up.
It's safe to be in love with someone you know you'll never have. Nothing is really risked when you know you can't lose. He was a distraction, an excuse, and a friend. No more, no less.
Gus, do I have to put you in a cage or something? Because I will! Don't push it, mister!As an officer of the court, I feel obliged to speak up and tell you that child imprisonment is against the law,...
Family gatherings were... um, let's see, what's the word I'm looking for?... Hell. They were hell. Being the middle child, I served and referee and confidante, hostess and martyr. Did I feel we should...
Then he slid his hand into my hair and pulled me closer, and when he kissed me, my heart hurt from happiness, if such a thing was possible. I missed you, I whispered against his mouth.
Then before he could break the moment, before he could turn away, I kissed him, and he didn’t stop me. Instead, he pushed my hair out of my face, and he kissed me back, gently, sweetly, his hand slipp...
That moment when she’d crouched behind the tree…it did something to her, something that made her grow up and toughen up. But one question throbbed in her brain for a long, long time. Why? Why would Li...
Don't ever marry a man who loves his work more than he loves you.
And so I make a pact with the devil, or in this case, my mommy.
You should probably marry me. He smiled.
So you can’t marry Harry, Mom! Not if you still love Daddy! I sound like a ten-year-old, but I can’t help it. Buttercup comes over to me and puts her head on my lap.Love gets used up, Chastity, Mom sa...
Nina, I really would like to go spend some time with Faith, he said bluntly. To make me jealous?No. Because she's…Sweet? Nina said, pulling a face and batting her eyelashesMine.
Nicole’s door opened, and she stomped down the hall. I have something to say, she said, giving him the Slitty Eyes of Death. You’re totally unfair, and if I run away, you shouldn’t be surprised. Don’t...
Nick, I murmured, should I ever head into the cellar armed only with a ladle after the police have just warned me that a psychotic killer is on the loose, please slap me.
If you don't want to have a baby, that's fine. And if you want sex on the kitchen table, you'll get it. He glared down at his wife. But you're coming home, and you're coming home now, and I will be ha...
I'm at a bar with a woman! So there, you disgusting whore! And I'm going to take her back to our house and I'm going to have sex with her! His voice grew louder and louder, cracking with an intensity....
Cordelia, he said quietly, his smile fading. I seem to be in love you.
And all that 'don't want to lose you' is utter bullshit. But just in case it's true, guess what? You did lose me. Just now.
The love of your life won't be the man you end up with, and you'll always compare the two.