“That'd be walking into dangerous territory," he says, getting up from the sofa. "Luke is not a morning person.”

“Alright, manly man,” he says. “Go prove that you’re a man.”

“Fine, but when I get back to my room, I'm adding don't take shit from anyone to the list.”

“Life is full of luck, like getting dealt a good hand, or simply by being in the right place at the right time. Some people get luck handed to them, a second chance, a save. It can happen heroically, or by a simple coincidence , but there are those who don’t get luck on a shiny platter, who end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, who don’t get saved.”

“I fall down and my palms split open against the gravel. Injuries on the outside are easy to endure and I get up without hesitation.”

“Don't be sorry, Callie,' he says with a heavy-hearted sigh. 'You have your own sad story.”

“I've never walked home wearing just a pink robe and a pair of slippers.”