“Perhaps only those who had loved and lost could appreciate this magic.”

“A book had always been a door to another world... a world much more interesting and fantastical than reality. But she had finally discovered that life could be even more wonderful than fantasy.And that love could fill the real world with magic.”

“Only you could love such a vile, selfish peacock, Evie.”

“Dane touched my chin and lifted my face upward, and kissed me gently. Only then did I understand that Dane had always been a friend I had slept with, and how entirely different that was from having a lover who could be a friend.”

“I didn't think there was any way to convinceJack that he wanted more than I had togive, that to people who'd been damaged theway I had been, fear and the will to survivewould always be more powerful than attachment.I could only love in a limited way”

“He had found my worst weakness: I was one of those people who was desperate to be needed, to matter to someone.”

“Only someone who had experienced such bitter despair would be able to recognize it in another.”