“ The constant vigilance and my heightened anxiety that I'd screw it up anyway exhausted me, but I persevered. Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ He cupped my face in his hands and wiped my tears with his thumbs."Better?""Yes."He looked into my eyes and said, "I'll never leave you alone, Anna. Not if I can help it. Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ It was hard for me to come up with something on the fly, which is why I preferred, if at all possible, not to say anything at all for fear it wasn't the right thing. Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ I'd spent the preceding twenty days swirling in a paralyzing vortex of loud sounds and bad smells, overwhelming stimuli, and confusing social norms, and I'd had just about all I could take. Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ Though she has trouble deciphering other people's facial expressions, her face is an open book and no one would ever have trouble understanding hers. Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ Maybe love is like a pendulum. It swings back and forth, slowly, steadily, and sometimes you don't know where it will come to rest. Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ Life isn’t easy for anyone. We all have challenges. We all face adversity. It’s how we overcome it that makes us who we are. Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ He had the whitest teeth I'd ever seen, which made me think his kisses would taste like Pep O Mint Life Savers. Joe's kisses probably tasted like pot and Funyuns. And failure. Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ This next part might cheer you up. So my mom told me she was gonna drive me to my appointment at the sperm bank, and she handed me one of my dad's --I had something way dirtier stashed in my closet, b… Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ You know that saying, ‘Act now, apologize later?’ I’m pretty much the poster boy. Kate looked at Ian. You think? Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ Well, how do you usually meet women? They have a way of suddenly appearing. Like the birds in that song. She had to think about that for a minute. You mean ‘Close to You’ by the Carpenters? Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ And when you’re not happy with your own life, and yourself, you can’t be happy with anyone else. Tracey Garvis-Graves
“ See? You asked me once how I could stand it here. It all comes down to a woman, McClain. They’ll make you do crazy shit. Tracey Garvis-Graves
