“And the game of dominoes is much like life: You gotta play the bones you’ve pulled. It don’t matter if you got seven doubles in your damn hand.”

“You know what I want? I just want you to be open to the fact that I am a woman. I’ve got emotions. I’ve got expectations. I cry. I laugh. And I was drawn to you because, first, you are a handsome man. But, secondly, after spending the time that we’ve spent, I just have an intuition that you’re the type of man who can appreciate a good woman. I really don’t care about your past and how many women you’ve screwed.”

“You know, in everyone’s life you go through just trying to learn what one times one is—one times one equals one.”

“Entering the foyer, Royale already decided that he would thank Shake once more for being by his side at Keena’s recital. But she stunned him by eagerly waiting for him just like old times—on her knees wearing only a collar and a leash.”

“Pastor McFucking Bride this . . . Pastor McFucking Bride that. Fuck him!”

“Beauty may only be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.”

“A true champion is someone who wants to make a difference. Who never gives up. And who gives everything she has no matter what the circumstances are. A true champion works hard and never loses sight of her dreams.”