If you need to talk about your childhood, you’re safe with me. If you need to break into a million pieces, I’m right here, Lev. I’ll find them all, I’m good at details, and I’ll put you back together. You’re safe here.

The trouble is not really in being alone, it's being lonely. One can be lonely in the midst of a crowd, don't you think?

I live on the beautiful Northern California coast. I have always loved hiking, whale watching and being outdoors.

I don’t like you in danger. When a man finds the only person of worth to him, that one person who matters more than anything and makes everything he’s ever seen or done or gone through worthwhile, believe me, Rikki, the urge to protect her is overwhelming. If that bothers you, then I’m sorry, because it’s going to be happening over and over throughout our years together.

If I had a sense of humor, I'd be laughing right now.

Listen, Sebastian," he whispered. "That beautiful sound belongs to us for the rest for our lives. That's your mother. She's sunshine. No matter what happens in our lives, we have that.

For the first time in his existence, he knew he was drowning and he wasn't thinking about survival.