“... Yet today, for the first time ever, I feel lonely and uncomfortable here, unhappy with my own company”

“For the first time in twenty-one years, I want to be kissed. I want to feel his mouth on mine.”

“Part of my role is to look after your needs. You said you wanted me to stay, so here I am. And yet I find you like this.”

“Katherine often teases me that I’m missing the need-a-boyfriend gene, but the truth is I just haven’t met anyone who … well, whom I’m attracted to, even though part of me longs for the fabled trembling knees, heart-in-my-mouth, butterflies-in-my-belly moments. Sometimes I wonder if there’s something wrong with me. Perhaps I’ve spent too long in the company of my literary romantic heroes, and consequently my ideals and expectations are far too high. But in reality, nobody’s ever made me feel like that.”

“I've been burned already, and yet here I am again”

“I'm drawn, Icarus to the sun. I've been burned already, and yet here I am again.”

“I feel the sun has set and not risen for days..I'm in perpetual night here.”