“Let's just say that our marriage preparation classes would have been far more helpful if they had covered topics such as "What to do when you husband lacks any vision whatsoever" or "How to cope when your wife wants to move the bloody front door".”

“Male jealousy is the equivalent to PMS in my opinion. So just go about your business until his cycle passes.”

“Please Polo."What the hell? "It's Marco.""That's what I said.”

“[Todd] “There isn’t a woman I’m trying to impress with baking. I made that up.”Kate frowned, stilling in her efforts to free herself. “Why did you say that then?”“Damn it, to keep this from happening.” His head blocked out the light as it dipped, and then his mouth crashed down on hers.Shock ripped through her as his lips masterfully parted hers, his tongue plunging inside to taste her.”

“She teetered to catch her balance, but his arm still held her, kept her from falling. And then his mouth crashed down on hers and her balance went wonky for other reasons.Kate clutched his shoulders and moaned, parting her lips to his fierce kiss. The smell of his familiar, spicy cologne filled her senses. His tongue explored every inch of her mouth, his hands roving over her body. It was deliberate. A man staking his claim. Every female instinct inside of her could sense it.”

“If you became blind," I said, "if you were used to finding your way around a house and then, suddenly, one day had an accident--was attacked or something--and became blind, only then would you actually notice the furniture. It would always have been there, but you would never have been aware of it, you would just have gone around it. Only when something becomes hard to cope with do you see it. That's how you become aware of time--when it becomes hard to cope with.”

“Sometimes having no script, having no idea what is going to happen next, having no map, might be the way to go. Because life just happens, and when it does, how you handle it will teach you more about who you are than any class or test ever can. The best preparation for the rest of your life is, maybe, no preparation at all. Dive right in. Make mistakes. Break a few rules. Wing it.”