Of course I can do this. I'm pregnant, not brain-damaged. My condition doesn't change my personality.

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.

We could get kinky and see how bats and rats make love, he suggested in a whisper, warm breath against her neck. You are a sick man, Jacques. Very, very sick.

You're insane, but you're my kind of man.

Don't worry, now that I know about your little ego problem, I'll do my best to look all gushy when you pound you chest.

And maybe that was love. Being so vulnerable and allowing someone else in so far they could hurt you, but they also give you everything.

He had known he wanted her, that it was for all time, but he hadn’t realized what was between them. A priceless gift, a treasure beyond his dreams. She was wrapped so tight inside of him, he knew it was more than his body and mind. More than his heart. She was entrenched in his soul. (Ryland, on Lily)