“But it was too late now. A lifetime too late. A million wishes too late.”

“My feet ached in my Cinderella shoes. I shifted my weight and wiggled my toes beneath the cutting Lucite straps. My Prince Charming had finally showed up, I thought wretchedly, and he was too damn late.”

“He liked cheap women, fast cars, late nights, and hard liquor, especially all together. In Jack's view, you are obliged to sin on Saturday night so you'd have something to atone for Sunday morning. Otherwise, you'd be putting the preacher out of business. ”

“The feelings cut too deep for them to be puton display.”

“I know when something is too important to be decided by logic.”

“But sometimes normal just isn't happening. Sometimes crazy feels too good to resist.”

“You’re far too prickly tempered to be a mistress. You’re far better suited as a wife.”