In another time and place, she might have felt differently, but thinking along those lines was pointless now.

That was the dirty secret associated with her past. Not that she'd been abused but that somehow she felt that she deserved it because she'd let it happen. Even now, it shamed her, and there were times when she felt hideously ugly, as though the scars that had been left behind were visible to everyone.

You are staring at me like you were going to eat me up.

You're probably the most boring teenager in the world.

Marriage is a partnership, not a democracy.

One of the things I've learned in my life is that sometimes you've got to take a chance.

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.