“It’s not just a damn game. Whatever it is that I feel for you is more real than anything I’ve ever felt before.”

“And when I asked you how you’d been, I meant I missed you more than I’ve ever missed anything before.”

“I want to remind you that I love you, and that love is unlike anything I’ve ever felt before. If you feel unworthy or unwanted in any way… know that every breath you take is precious to me.”

“My cheek stings with Demi’s anger. On my lips, the taste of her skin lingers. The two sensations mix, intoxicating me. It’s all too much. And yet, it’s all so much more real than anything I’ve experienced before. I want to drink it up, let the rush crest over me. I feel alive. Powerful.And I want more.”

“He’s different from anyone I’ve ever encountered before, and it’s not just because his energy is fire-engine red; there’s something more…something seductive and dangerous. I feel it like a whisper meant only for me.”

“It’s just a stupid game,” my wife had always told me. How could I explain it was more than just a game...It was the celebration of a kind of mystery; the fusion of the mechanics of physics and the feeling of soul.”