Fate isn't some middle-aged man with a squint who won't recognize you if you change your clothes.

I guess there was a war going on somewhere in the world that night but it wasn't one that could touch us.

I love you. I'm madly in love with you. Well, madly obviously, given I'm mad as a mudlark. But you saved my life. I'd be dead without you. And you're so good to me. And you love me too. How lucky is that? Amazing! Amazingly lucky. I can't live without you. You're my lucky charm." She felt a sudden desire to kill Justin's well-meaning friend.

I didn't seem to have that effect on anyone but it would have been a waste for both of us to be saints.

After all this time, I know exactly where I belong.

The average attention span of the modern human being is about half as long as whatever youre trying to tell them.

I was pretty far gone, but not so far gone that I thought anyone with half a toehold in reality would think what we were doing was a good idea.