“But all that was as automatic as her beating heart, as subconscious as breathing - what she felt above all was the fierce tingling certainty of being alive.”

“Running the house like a well-oiled machine even when she was not there. Running it so well that all anyone noticed was the rare screw-up.”

“you're a terrible liar. sarah never mentioned me, because there's nothing to say. when did that happen. when did the old rock-climbing, mutiple-master's-degree kate lose her edge ? i'm no more exciting than an advertsing demographic. middle aged suburban white woman.”

“Any fool could see that you're at the reeling end of a long, strong rope - soon enough, It'll be tugging you back.”

“Any sharp transition such as this was like birth; the pain was necessary to remind you of its importance.”

“there's this thing about rainbows. they're perfect from afar. but when you get real close to them, they just disappear.”

“I felt you come alive when we kissed, and I know you’re afraid of that. Afraid to unleash that other side of yourself.”