“By the time I realized I even had a heart at all, it already belonged to you.”

“That simple act stole my breath, my heart. But even as he pulled away, I realized that he couldn't steal something he already had.”

“I can't describe the feeling he gave me," Howard said later, "but somehow I knew he had what it takes. Tom and I realized that we had our worries and troubles ahead. We had to rebuild him, both mentally and physically, but you don't have to rebuild the heart when it's already there, big as all outdoors.”

“I realized that my time in this place had come to an end; now that my schooldays were over, I no longer belonged here. I had always been a stranger and, if I stayed, I would become a stranger to myself as well.”

“When he died, I think she did, too, it just took longer time for her body to realize her heart and mind were already dead.”

“Finally, realization dawned.I belonged to Luke. I was Luke’s woman.Hell, I had probably been born to be Luke’s woman (if you believed that kind of shit).”