I’ll have you know that the most delicate flowers often produce the strongest scent when crushed.

I balled my hands into tight fists to keep them from wrapping around Mr. I-Know-Everything's superior neck.

Here we go. Kerrick was as subtle as a thunderstorm.

At first, it feels as if she has vanished forever, and all traces are destroyed. But later, when the pain of loss doesn't overwhelm all your other feelings, every time you think of her, or hear her voice in your head, or remember a happy time together, you realize she's still a part of you and will never be totally gone.

Don’t worry," I said. "These men are good. They’re going to heal the world.

...things happen that are out of your control.' Kerrick gave him a tight smile. 'You mean I'm not omnipotent?' 'You're not even semi-potent.' 'Is that even a word?' Kerrick asked. 'He probably means you're impotent,' I offered.

But you've slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.