I'll tell you something, Harpy," he said, his voice almost a whisper now. "It never even occurred to me that we wouldn't make it. And it never occurred to you that we would. You were just waiting for us to go down in flames. I thought we could get through anything.

But they're family, and you forgive them, even if they are human equivalent of hyenas. Because that's what you do, Posey. Forgive.

If only…the saddest words in the English language.

When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.

Love came when you weren't looking, except in the case of millions who found mates on Match.com, but, hey. It sounded good.

"I don't want to lose you, I love you, and...and that's all I've got." As speeches went, it wasn't great. As feelings went...different story.

Commandment #1: Believe in yourself. Commandment #2: Get over yourself.