“Sometimes she couldn't tolerate a man's physical superiority. No wonder they were so damned macho.”

“Macho and manly and stern and, oh man. Sam sighed. Guys like this were never gay. They were always the ones chasing the homos.”

“men who so uneasily tolerate superiors patiently suffer a master, and show themselves proud and servile at the same time.”

“...big, strapping macho guys were like liquid diets--they were great for emergencies, but she wouldn't want to be on one all the time.”

“All i knew was that i couldn't get Echo Emerson out of my mind. No doubt, i wanted her. I couldn't rid my mind of images of her body writhing in pleasure against mine. That siren voice whispering my name. But she appealed to me in more than physical way. I loved her smile, the light in her eyes when she laughed, and damn if she couldn't keep up with me.”

“That macho protective bullshit is just some asshat man pissing on his territory so the other dogs will stay away.”