“You’re playing with a blow torch, andit’s pointed at your head. Think about what you’re saying.”

“I get what you're saying, but my hanging with the ladies is mostly for publicity when I'm on tour. I don't sleep with that many girls. Well, not all of them. Okay, I'm trying to behave myself. It's not easy being famous!”

“Well if God wanted a broken spirit out of me, He would get Hiswish. At this point in my life the only thing I could do was look up.”

“Is no problem.”

“With a lump forming in his throat, he thoughtabout all the hopes and dreams that he had for his son. More thananything, he prayed his boy would not grow up to be a screw uplike his dad when it came to love and marriage.”

“Life was good. Everything was going right. It was almost scaring him because usually when things were going this well it was the calm before the storm hit.”

“Who knew better than Raquel that nothing lasts. Hope fades. And love... love hurts.”