“My heart is pounding so hard I'm surprised it's not bleeding.”

“All the fear has left me now, I'm not frightened anymore. It's my heart that pounds beneath my flesh, it's my mouth that pushes out this breath.”

“My heart pounds against my chest. Not because I'm nervous. Not even because I want her worse that I've ever wanted her before. It's pounding against my chest because I realize I've never been so sure about the rest of my life than I am in this moment. This girl is the rest of my life.”

“I'm 190 pounds of rock hard muscle, underneath 40 pounds of sturdy protective fat.”

“His eyes lock on mine."Anna,I promise that I will never leave you."My heart pounds in response.And Étienne knows it,because he takes my hand and holds it against his chest,to show me how hard his heart is pounding,too.”

“and I'm trying so hard, with all my heart and mind, to make your life as good as you've made mine...”