She mailed me a Merry Christmas-I'm-Breaking-Up-with-You card. I'll read it to you," he said. He cleared his throat. "Dear Marcus. Merry Christmas. I'm breaking up with you. Mia.

That's what all love comes down to, doesn't it? We help others only as much as they let us.

I'm in crisis. I'm about to bump with a five-foot chino-chicano.

Love may have the longest arms, but it can still fall short of an embrace.

Most people talk when they have nothing to say. I’m not talking because I have too much to say. None of which I’d want you to hear.

I don't know if she's making the right choice, but it's not my choice to make. I promise to support her, whatever she decides. Because that's what sisters do.

Hornergy' is Zen's term for the indomitable athletic edge powered by sexual restraint. The basketball, baseball and football teams haven't had a winning season in years. The table-tennis team, however, is undefeated.