“friends will sit your ass down and give you the 'Come To Jesus' talk when you need it most.”

“...that's what friends did. Let each other off the hook when they didn't want to talk.”

“You’re a pain in my ass.”“I was a pain in the ass long before I met you, Roman. Don’t take it personally.”

“We're your safe place, El. Me and Elise. The guys. We're your family. You don't need to pull lattes. You have your degree, you have a great job and you'll take the crappy part of your past and use that to help people get to the good part of their future.”

“I know your game, you know. You get nasty when you're backed into a corner.”

“Admirable? And she’s related to Rey? How come he’s such a weasel then?”“There’s a messed up weasel in every family. Look at you.” Lex smirked at his brother as he heaved himself off the couch and headed down the hall to the kitchen. He bent to grab a beer from the fridge and tossed one to Cade.“Ha ha, very funny. Call me Alpha when you say that,” Cade growled. ”

“You know, El, you're so much more than the time you were with Bill and the attack. You took something shitty and you made a new future. Most people don't do that. They hang on forever. It's easy to stay in that pit of despair. Or let it be your excuse for not moving on.”