Only you could love such a vile, selfish peacock, Evie.

She had never experienced the pain of unsatisfied desire before. It hurt. It hurt like nothing she'd ever felt, and there seemed to be no remedy

Having regrets is the only sign that you’ve done anything interesting with your life.

Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings.

Bad divorce?" Hardy asked, his gaze falling to my hands. I realized I was clutching my purse in a death grip. “No, the divorce was great,” I said. “It was the marriage that sucked.

A butterfly symbolized acceptance of each new phase in life. To keep faith as everything around you changed.

I’ve never heard that the sexual act requires any particular intelligence. From what I’ve observed, many stupid people are easily able to produce children.