“There are a lot of places," I reply, "that I thought I'd never go.”

“Listen, I would say, this is not how I thought our lives would go; and may be we cannot find our way out of this alley. But there is no one I'd rather be lost with.”

“I hadn't been thinking, actually. I was just trying to get to a place where I'd be noticed.”

“You figured that the only way I'd be happy is if I did the things you thought would be best for me.”

“I watch her do the simplest things: brushing her hair into a ponytail, feeding the dog, tying Sophie's shoelaces, and I want to tell her what she means to me, but I never actually say the words. After all, to acknowledge Delia as a drug, I'd have to face the fact that one day I might have to go without her and this I can't do.”

“I thought lightning wasn't supposed to strike in the same place twice....sure it does...but only if you're too dumb to move.”

“The first time she kissed me, I truly thought I'd had an aneurysm - my pulse was thundering so loud and my senses were exploding. This, I remember thinking, the only word I could hold on to in a sea of feelings.”