Luce: But I thought you said I should stay away from the hard cases. Arriane: Rule number two — don't listen to me!

She knew she shouldn't want him with every fiber of her being, but she couldn't help herself. Gazing at him feeling his touch - the rest of the world faded into the background

As far as possible, Arianne realized, each soul had to be content alone before plunging into love, because one never knew when the other would move out of that love. It was the greatest paradox: Souls need each other, but they also need to not need each other.

You must remember how to dream what you already know.

Trust is a careless pursuit at best. At worst, it's a good way to get yourself killed.

She liked the way he smelled - kind of free and open, like driving with the windows down at night.

When he turned to face her, the drawn look on his face was one of absolute agony as if Luce had just ripped his heart out