“Without her, there wouldn't be a me any more. I'm human because I love her.”

“It is an intensely beautiful world. More and more, I think of it as Cicely's world. More and more I wish it were my world, too. A minute ago, I hoped I wasn't bonding, but now, I almost hope I am. Because its either that or I'm falling in love.”

“The clock is ticking. I should be leaving right now. But what I want to do is take Cicely in my arms and press her up against me hard enough to make her not care that I'm messing up her lipstick. I want to pick her up and carry her back through that doorway. We're only a few strides from the couch, only one rip away from ruining that expensive fabric, the dress she must have bought to wear for him.”

“A good guy would have been more of a bastard to her, hurt her to avoid hurting her worse.”

“I press my lips to the curve of her neck, just to prove I am strong, just to prove I can do it. But I can't. I'm going to bite.”

“I could not separate our fates now any more than I could sort the blood from the ash. We are tied together by our love of the same girl.”

“It's not about whether her heart beats, it's just about whether it loves.”