“If I’d known Ashton wanted my attention at any point I would have pushed Nicole aside andgiven her my undivided attention. But most of the time she was wrapped in Sawyer’s arms and I neededthe distraction Nicole provided.”

“You were my polarity, and the universe held you up to me like a mirror so I’d understand the parts of me I needed to embrace.” - Nicole Abbot”

“That would distract your attention, and attention is the whole point. Attention to the experience of something given, something you haven't invented in your imagination.”

“At that point in my life, I was not looking for a career. I viewed my first decade after college as a time to explore. I didn't want anchors to hold me down. If something caught my attention, I would try it. If not, I would move on.”

“Shanta shook her head emphatically, "That would distract your attention, and attention is the whole point. Attention to the experience of something given, something you haven't invented. Not the memory of a form of words addressed to somebody in your imagination.”

“It's no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends, ... I will not go into the details of what happened. All I will say is that Nicole knows what she did, and that's all I am ever going to say about it.”