“I finally realized that what I wanted didn't exist where I thought it did.”

“I opened my mouth to ask him what our excursion meant to him. Then I wondered if I really wanted to know, because once you have knowledge, there's no going back.”

“I want to be the last thing you see when I go to sleep and the first thing I see when I wake up. I want to sit with you in the sun, on the floor, and anywhere else, just to be close to you. I want it all.”

“I don't think I want to have this sort of conversation with you, especially since you're going to be a virgin till you're thirty-five."Anna grinned. "I won't tell you about Hans and Boris during spring break then.""You hung out on my couch during spring break.""So did Hans and Boris."- Perfect For You”

“What good are prisoners? I much prefer devoted slaves.”

“But it's the innocent looking ones who're the most diabolical.”

“I saw Dad's eyes widen just a fraction when he heard my voice catch. He glanced at me but quickly turned away. He didn't want me to see his reaction, but I did, and I'll never forget it. In that brief glimpse, I could see what he was thinking behind that fixed stare. There would be no grandkids, there would be no more Creed family bloodline, nothing else to look forward to. From that point on I'd become the last, most devastating disappointment in what he thought his life had added up to--one overwhelming failure.”