“Two men, two friends curled in bed. The next few minutes would decide everything.”

“Memories are so two-faced. One minute they're hugging you like a long-lost friend, the next minute they're ripping you apart like your worst enemy.”

“Two friends . . . there are stronger forces on earth, perhaps, but few as tenacious and enduring as the bond between true friends.”

“God she hated the dance. A blow to the cheek one minute and discussing a romantic getaway the next. It was the one step forward, two steps back waltz. She wanted to scream. Sitting on the side of the bed, Claire allowed herself tears and swallowed”

“The two men sat there together, in the kind of silence that's not empty because it has the thoughts of two longtime friends to fill it.”

“I would give you everything of myself. I would give you more in two weeks than most men would give you in a lifetime.”