“Yes... it wasn't over, it still isn't over.”

“It isn't. The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over. These two elements always go together.”

“He works at the kennel with Nana," Ben piped up. "And I think him and Mom are dating." At that, a stillness fell over a throng of admirers, punctuated by a few uncomfortable coughs.”

“Now as he watched Katie toying with a ring that wasn't there, he felt his old investigative instincts kick in. There'd been a husband, he thought; her husband was the missing element. Either she was still married or she wasn't, but he had an undeniable hunch that Katie was still afraid of him.”

“If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.”

“The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over.”

“If it’s over, then don’t let the past screw up the rest of your life.”