But I guessed she would never stop wanting more for me, more from me. Maybe that's what mothers did.

The look in Marlee's eyes was triumphant, and the smile hiding behind her cup of tea said, 'Gotcha'!

There are some things you don't learn about yourself until you let someone else into the most intimate places of your heart.

if you like the lovable sound of an asthma attack in your ear every time you tell a joke.

You don't do that. You don't just leave your family. Sticking together... it's the only way to survive.

I was afraid I was wrong, that you would change your mind any second. I’ve been looking for a suitable alternative, but the truth is …”—Maxon looked me in the eyes again, unwavering—“there’s only you. Maybe I’m not really looking, maybe they aren’t right for me. It doesn’t matter. I just know I want you. And that terrifies me. I’ve been waiting for you to take back the words, to beg to leave.

I hit your thigh!” “Oh, please. A man doesn’t need that long to recover from a knee to the thigh.