“For what other reason would you have me save you? Because I like you? Better to be useful than liked.”

“Because you are the one. You are better than me in some things, and I am better than you in others...I don’t mind being a bit like you. I hope you don’t mind being a bit like me.”

“My mom used to talk about fate all the time, and I think you’re it… you’re my fate. You were brought to me for a reason, for us to save each other. Because you weren’t the only one needing saved, Haven. I was drowning, and you rescued me.”

“Nobody likes me!""I wish I could like you, Charlie Brown, but I can't... If I were to like you, it would be admitting that I was lowering my standards! You wouldn't want me to do that, would you? Be reasonable! I have standards that I have set up for liking people, and you just don't meet those standards! It wouldn't be reasonable for me to like you!""I hate myself for being so unreasonable!”

“Think about what life will be like without me because I've already considered that question. And I've decided that no life at all would be better than living without you.”

“You know, it’s dangerous to touch me like that.” He gazeddown into my eyes.“You didn’t seem to mind.”“That’s because I can control myself better than others. You havea date with danger or something?”That was an understatement. It was more like death.”