“It's as though I don't make a ripple as I drop off the face of the earth.”

“I don't know. I didn't have that choice. But I know what's happening now. And I'm choosing to stay with you.”

“I like eggs and bacon," George tells me. "But" - his face clouds - "do you know that bacon is" - tears leap to his eyes - "Wilbur?”

“Jase props himself up on an elbow, looking at me for a minute without saying anything. His face gets an unreadable expression, and I wish I could take back walking over.Then he observes, “I’m guessing that’s a uniform.”Crap. I’d forgotten I was still wearing it.”

“He instantly covers my fingers with his own, giving me his slow, intoxicating smile. I feel a pang, as though I'm handing over a part of myself I've never offered before.”

“I peer at them, noticing that they all say things like “A STEAL AT $ 3,999!” or “THEY DON’T MAKE ’EM ANYMORE” or “PURRS LIKE A TIGER CUB.”

“Well, Samantha... you were introduced to this guy. It went downhill from there. That might make it justifiable homicide. From time to time, I've wanted to kill people I knew even less well... strangers in supermarkets." Am I on my roof with a psychopath?”