I'm his locomotive and he's my shield.

I like sex for breakfast, kid. I eat early and often.

Hours later, Adam propped himself up on an elbow and stared down at Gabrielle, pondering what made beauty. He thought he was beginning to understand. It wasn't symmetry of features; it wasn't perfection. It was uniqueness. That which one person had that no other possessed. That which was only their own.

people were just out of control! . . . They've all got cell phones stuck to their ears and yet I've never seen such distance between people trying so hard to be close.

He didn't just kiss, he claimed ownership. Took her mouth with urgency, as if his life depended on his kissing her.

My philosophy is pretty simple – any day nobody’s trying to kill me is a good day in my book.

I began peering into the corners of the room, making sure all the shadows were cast by objects and obeying known laws of physics.