“A conclusion is the place you get to when you’re tired of thinking.”

“Hey,” Shayne said through the door. “You going to stay in there all night, because we’re getting tired of trying to eavesdrop from out here. Can’t hear a damn thing.”

“But dammit, she was tired. Tired of doing what was expected, tired of feeling like she was missing something.”

“Experience is what you get when you didn’t know what you wanted.”

“Just when you think you have a handle on life, it breaks.”

“Just when you think you’ve hit rock bottom, someone will hand you a shovel.”

“What? Get tired of the way he looks at me as if I'm his entire life? Get over the fact that for the first time ever, someone wants me for me? That the man somehow actually enjoys making me happy?"Jade stared at her. "The ice cream...""I'll buy a lifetime supply of ice cream. Hell, I'll even pretend he's right some of the time... it's worth it. He's worth it. And you know what? So am I.”