I looked at him like he was an idiot, but he didn’t notice. Or maybe he got it so often, he thought that was how people looked at him.

How had it turned into this? I had lived my whole stupid life without him, and now I could barely make it through the hour.

What's your angle?" I asked, trying to sound more playful than demanding. "Isosceles," Jack quipped.

I usually plan to read a book for a half-hour before bed, but then I end up staying awake until 3 A.M. to finish it. Fortunately, my dog doesn't mind when I keep the bedside lamp on.

When I was a little kid, before I learned how to write, I would tell stories.

The desperation was coming off you in waves. You were all but begging to dance with me. I am doing you a favor.

I don't want only one night. I want all the nights. I want all of you, forever.