“Fencing isn't really fighting. It's more like chess with the risk of puncture wounds”

“Most of the time when couples argue, it’s not really about the thing they’re fighting about; there’s a deeper reason why they’re arguing.”

“I think at this point, safety isn't a feeling, it's a process. Starting with trust.”

“I've always thought it was about finding the right person. But it's about choosing the right person, isn't it?”

“As Hardy Cates stood there looking at me, really seeing me for the first time, it felt like the whole world had been snatched up in a great unseen hand, its motion arrested.”

“The question, love, is whether you want me enough to take the risk.”

“I want you," he muttered. "Get rid of him and take me. The only risk is losing someone you don't have anyway. He's not what you need, Ella. I am""Unbelievable," I said in disgust."What's unbelievable?""Your ego. It's surrounded by its own cloud of antimatter. You're a black hole of...of hubris!”