He was so far from the gallant knights in her romantic fantasies...He was tarnished, scarred, imperfect.

I wondered how many times in my life I had done something just because I wanted to without weighing the consequences.

Was parenting ever going to get easier? Did you ever reach a point where you could stop worrying?

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

Sometimes I'm not nice for a reason. It's a way to find out what someone's made of.

I like pessimists. They’re always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat.

Easy, Marks,' he whispered. 'One of us has to have some self-control, and it really should be you.