“...don't you realize a flawless profile means nothing when a mere smile drives me to desperation? Don't you covet that power?..”

“...you merely look at me and I want to confess, but don't - I've buried my heart under the floor boards, but you always dig it up...”

“...if you don't regard your word as a sacred covenant, then there is nothing in you I can honor ...”

“...I didn't want you flawless - I have a bare wall at home that's flawless - I wanted your character trapped in the amber of your skin...”

“...here's what I've learned - people will hurt you, but you don't have to respond - not every mean comment or cruel act deserves to be noticed ...”

“...You say you don't mistrust me, yet you quote Chrysostom - Hell is paved with priests' skulls....”

“...the wounds of the past and the scars of the present don't disfigure me in your eyes - because you know the price I pay for loving you ...”