I loved Alex so much that it was easier to let him hurt me than to watch him hurt himself.

If you want to see God laugh, make a plan.

if you think of a relationship as a living entity, I guess it's one thing if the missing two percent is, like, a fingernail. But when it's the heart, that's a whole different ball of wax.

Your problem is that you have been too honest for too long. Once you start doing it, lying is simpler than breathing.

An apology with a defense built in isn't much of an apology

I can't do this to you,' he said, drawing back. Emily put her hand on his and pulled the gun to her temple. 'Then do it for me,' she said.

You're unwilling to go out on a limb because it just might break underneath you.