Nobody in my life has ever known me the way you do. Nobody in my life has ever made me feel as good as you do. You know me, you know everything about me, and...

Elvis!” Min shoved herself off the couch to shoo him away. “Stay away from there. There’s broken glass.””He did that on purpose,” David said, outraged.”Yes, David, the cat is plotting against you.” Min fished the...

Values aren’t buses… They’re not supposed to get you anywhere. They’re supposed to define who you are.

Nothing but good times ahead.

Very few people mate for life with the people they fall for at twelve. Doesn’t mean is isn’t real, doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt, doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter, but basically, we’re talking a practice...

I suppose you had to,” Wes said when Phin went back to join him at the table.”Pretty much. She seduced me.””Yeah, right,” Wes said. “She said, ‘Please fix the kitchen drain,’ and you interpreted that–“”She...

That woman needs protecting like Rambo needs a bodyguard.

That’s not a father. That’s a spermdonor. Forget him. He’s a mess. Concentrate on me. I’m terrific. (Linc Blaise)

Bet you ten bucks we make it.”What are the odds? she thought, and realized with sudden, blinding clarity that she wouldn’t take the other side of that bet, that only a loser would bet against...

I’m thirty-four.””You don’t look thirty-four.””That’s because I’m not married.” Mae’s smile felt as if it were set in concrete. “Marriage tends to age a woman.

Sophie held the [hand]cuffs higher, hopint to instill some sense of shame, if not in him, then at least in herself. One look at him and she wanted him again. “I found them in the...

If I ever do hook up with anybody again – and I sincerely doubt that I will, so wipe that hopeful look off your face – it will be with someone who thinks that being...

If she’d just kept her mouth shut, she would have been perfect, but no…

When Eve ate the apple her knowledge increased. But God liked dumb women so Paradise ceased. Gwen Goodnight. Her Work.

You’ve lived in America for twenty years. Eat badly, damn it.

Well, yeah. But not a lot more.

At eleven, Kate woke Jake up when she went searching in the cooler for juice.”You know, you used to be peaceful,” he grumbled.”I can’t believe you were ever married.” Kate said, as she cracked the...

Values aren’t buses,” she said shortly. “They’re not supposed to get you anywhere. They’re supposed to define who you are. And I’d rather be touchy-feely than morally bankrupt.

I’m out of here.

He was not looking forward to breaking the law. He was straight now. He’d matured. Crime no longer excited him.What?’ Ronald said.I didn’t say anything.’You’re breathing heavy.

No, this wasn’t just about sex, but for the next hour or so, it was going to be mostly about sex.

I’m fine,” Kate said. “In fact, since my last two dates were so awful, things can only get better.””Bad deduction,” Jessie said. “If that were true, I’d be dating Harrison Ford by now.

The first rule in life is ‘everybody lies.’ Remember that and you’ll get a lot further.

Mitch woke up the next morning the way he always did: badly.

You have to open up to the world and learn optimism…Contentment with the past, happiness with the present, and hope for the future. Learned optimisim.

You know, I’m not even sure how we ended up living together.””I am,” Jake said, turning back to the lake. “Sex. It’s a powerful force, my boy, and women use it.””Is that why you gave...

have you ever met a woman you wanted to give everything to?just turn over everything you had?-Davy Dempsey-

I could shove this swizzle stick through his heart, Min thought. She wouldn’t do it, of course. The stick was plastic and not nearly pointed enough on the end. Also people didn’t do things like...

His sentences didn’t seem to have any verbs, which was par for a politician. All nouns, no action.

He won’t say no, but who cares if he does? Do it. Hell, guys go through this every time they make a move on a woman, and none of them has died yet. In many...

Of course it hurt you neanderthal! See that? Thats blood. If theres blood, theres pain. Its like smoke and fire.

The therapist, he thought, and it bothered him a lot more than it should have. After all, he had nothing permanent with Sophie. He just needed to touch her on a semiregular basis or he...

Welcome to Temptation.

What happened to the good old days when rich white men just bought their way into office?

[…] I have a date this afternoon.” “Oh, Lord.” Jake closed his eyes. “Who are you going to destroy now?””I beg your pardon?””The hotel would appreciate it if you’d just throw back the men you...

Mitch’s take on humanity had deteriorated to the point where he assumed someone was lying if her lips were moving.

First, I’m not getting married, so you can forget the wife. Second, if I was insane enough to get married, I wouldn’t have kids. Third, if I was insane enough to get married and have...

Don’t even think about it.””Well, when can I walk by myself?””When you get your driver’s license.””You always, always say that.” Dillie scowled at him. “That’s when everything happens.””It’s going to be a busy day,” Phin...

Feel no guilt. Getting married and giving birth does not mean that you have sold your life away to perfectly healthy people who can get their own damn socks.

If you are not going to be a comfort, have the decency to be an empty space.

It’s not a problem. There are people out there with much worse problems than mine.”-Cynthia”Doesn’t make yours any more fun to bear.”-Liza”No. But it does help with the self-pity.”- Cynthia

Kate picked up her coffee cup, frowning when she saw it was empty. “Did you drink my coffee?””Yes. I was feeling aggressive.

Everybody’s crooked. The trick is to find out how they’re bent.

I’ll never forget my first time with you’ Min said as she edged the doughnut off her finger. ‘The earth moved, and then my mother asked my father who he was going down on at...

Part of being a writer is defending your vision and not caving in to outside pressures.

As far as I’m concerned the last good man went when Elvis died.

Kid, I’ve only known you two days and I’ve seen you plastered three times.” He shook his head. “A bar would not be a good career move for you.

You want sensitive and understanding, stick with the therapist.You want great,headbanging sex, get off the fucking phone and come with me.

That’s a movie quote, right? You know, if you do that with books, people think you’re intelligent.”Sophie lowered her chin. “If this is your pathetic attempt to seduce me again, you’re falling miserably.” “I don’t...

Davy’s kiss tasted like vodka and disaster, and even while she kissed him back, Tilda thought, I’m never going into a closet with this man again. He slipped his hand under her T-shirt, and she...