“I thought that was a wonderful idea, that one could be on hell without being in it, like “Just Visiting” on the Monopoly board.”

“The point was the struggle. The earth thickened here so that he would labor. The shovel felt heavy so that he could feel he was doing something. The world provided resistance, and as we struggled through, we learned our final lessons.”

“When our eyes made contact it was like being slapped, I just wanted to recoil”

“I'm sorry it took me so long to see you, but now that I do, I can't stop thinking about you.”

“I didn’t want to give him anything. I was quite happy without boyfriend trouble.”

“I think you're actually the prince because you rescued me from myself.”

“You not watching the road is making me a little jumpy.” “No, I think city boy is scared of the woods.” She gave a quick laugh before saying, “Granny once told me she saw the devil out there. Pitchfork and all.” “Well, if I was scared, that wouldn’t help.”