“Desire wasn’t the only thing between us. There was so much more: forgiveness, acceptance, relief, and most importantly, love.”

“I'd never hated myself more than at that moment.But it was for the best, because a love between us would only end in tragedy and she already had her fair share of that.”

“Love is such a wild and reckless creature. It cannot be planned or threaded. It cannot be controlled. Love can coexist with Fate, or it can undo it. Love is the only thing more powerful than Fate.”

“Seeing her, well, it did things I hadn’t been ready to delve into before. Hell, I really didn’t even know at what point I had become ready.Probably happened somewhere between when I thought she was dead and when she wasn’t.”

“I love you," I said, our lips brushing. "I love you so very much.”

“And that kind of love is more important than anything right now, Lexie. It's going to keep you sane. It's always gonna remind you of who you are.”

“I was having one of those days where I wanted to start throwing things because only breaking crap would make me feel better. My limit for acceptable weirdness in my daily life had beenmaxed out.”