“If the world ends tomorrow, understand that I regret saying no.”

“When I awake, the world is still gone.”

“Please don't' ask me how I feel about it. If I had to pick a word, I'd say homicidal.”

“It's not just college grades that fall in a curve. Human decency is bell-shaped, with some of us slopping over the edges. Saints on one end, sinners on the other.”

“Just say the word and I'll make him stay.I have to do it.There's no have to. Not even now.”

“He reels me in, cups my face with both hands, and becomes my whole world. This is a kiss--maybe the last one we'll ever know, so we stay there forever, warm and safe. When he pulls away, something is lost. I think it's my heart.”

“I've heard the story about the woman who opened the box and let havoc grab a choke hold on the world.”