I can't sleep at night unless I've rescued at least ten trees and five maidens in distress during the course of my working day.

Love isn't a curse, Lucas, it's a gift.

Haven't you heard? He kissed the corner of her mouth. The couple who half kill themselves in the shower together, stay together. It's a bonding activity recommended by therapists the world over.

I know you're scared, but doing something even though it scares you is the definition of brave.

He said he loved her, but love, as she well knew, was unreliable. Like Christmas, it came with expectations.

And I know that when you're scared, the best thing to do is throw yourself into whatever it is that scares you. Just do it. Don't think about what could go wrong. That's a surefire way of never doing anything in life.

I studied law at Columbia, but I was more interested in why people committed crimes than I was in defending them. I finished my first novel, handed it to my roommate to read and he was up all night. I decided then that was what I wanted to do.
Keep people awake all night?
Yes.

In a world where extroverts were celebrated, she was an introvert.

I never read a romance novel. Maybe if I had, I might have learned a thing or two.

She'd read somewhere that if you gave your brain tasks to do it stopped overthinking. She'd given herself a lot of tasks. Sometimes she felt like a robot. It seemed like a lifetime since she'd felt human.

I don't want to marry you. I just want you to give me an orgasm.
Just the one? You have low expectations.

You never know, just by looking, what a person is hiding.

This is embarrassing. Hannah sniffed. I'm too old to be crying on your shoulder. You're never too old to cry on your dad's shoulder, although I have to admit I hate to see you cry.

She was the sort of woman men wanted to help. Not the sort they wanted to help themselves to.