“This was it. Together. Forever. As we left it all behind, the sun warmed my back, lighting the way before us. I knew of no better omen.”

Arrogance can be deadly.

Chauncey seethed at the outrageous insult. “and your father?” he demanded, extending the sword. He didn’t yet know all his vassals, but he was learning. He would brand the family name of this boy to memory.

Who wants to kill you? The guy asked. He was still looking over his shoulder, but his expression was puzzled. Theres nobody there, the girlfriend told me. Youre making them think they cant see you, arent you? I said to patch, awed by his power even as i despised his use of it.

Im not going anywhere near a motel with you.

Stay with me tonight. Let me hold you even if that’s all it is. Let me keep you safe.

You keep life on a short leash. Whats that supposed to mean? Youre scared of what you cant control.

You’re crazy. You’re impossible.’ ‘i’m crazy?’ he tipped my chin up and planted a quick, rough kiss on my mouth. ‘and i must be crazy for putting up with it.

Humans are vulnerable, because theyre capable of being hurt.

Nope. Thats my line. This is my boyfriends house, which makes that my line,exclusively.Where is he?” nora (p. 287)

Nora: this is crazy. Patch: i’m crazy. About you.

Are you crazy?” i said. “crazy about you.” “patch!” “don’t worry, we’ve got time.” “how do you know?” he staggered back a step, with his hand over his heart. “your lack of faith hurts.

His muscles flexed under his clothes, holding me, leading me. Never letting me stray far.

Have you finished your column for tomorrow’s headline?” it was vee. She came up beside me, jotting notes on the notepad she carried everywhere. “i’m thinking of writing mine on the injustice of seating charts. I got paired with a girl who said she just finished lice treatment this morning.

Sure thing, gumdrop. -scott

A girl could lather up in soap like that.

Nora: i have questions. Patch: i should have known you’ve only been keeping me around for answers. Nora: well, that and your kisses. Anyone ever tell you you’re an incredible kisser?

People always see the success but they never see what’s gone on before it. Everyone thinks it happens over night.

Right now I am full of greed and vanity, so I cannot live with you like before. But may be we can meet like this.

I don’t believe in asking people to spend $15 on something they’ve never heard before. That’s just unreasonable.

The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the Oil Age will end long before the world runs out of oil.

What was said before is not important.

Always before I had felt like a person, an individual, hopeful that I could mold my life according to some desire of my own.

Sunday-evening tea before the fire! I have never missed one moment of beauty, not even taken it for granted.

I admire many women that have come before me, heavy influencers such as Oprah, such as Beyoncé, and I’m witnessing the fruit of their work and experiencing their legacy now and they’re not even close to the finish line.