She wanted him to tell her that when you love someone so hard and so fierce, it was all right to do things that you knew were wrong.

In books, you always know what's coming next. There are no surprises.

Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike." What do you mean?" Your daughter," Dr. Keller says flatly. "I think she's seeing God.

Everyone has a story; everyone hides his past as a means of self-preservation. Some just do it better, and more thoroughly, than others.

When your mother is made out of your dreams, anything real is bound to disappoint you.

The bottom line is that we never fall for the people we're supposed to.

This must be what an addict feels like, I think, trying to fight the pull of one last, quick read. My fingers itch toward the binding, and finally, with a sigh of regret, I just grab the book and open it, hungrily reading the story.