...when a wife wouldn't testify, little punishment was meted out. Alex came to understand that only those who pressed charges ever became truly free, because the life they were leading was a prison, even if most of them wouldn't admit it.

That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.

People were destined for one another; that's the romantic idea that young girls have, and I guess part of me still believes it.

It doesn't sound so far-fetched, right? When two people love each other? While a part of me still wants to believe it's possible, I know it's not going to happen

All I know is that I fell in love with you, and I've never been more frightened about anything in my entire life.

The secret is to know how to lie" he used to say, " and to know when someone's lying to you". His father, Steve eventually decided, must have known how to lie.

You are every reason, every hope and every dream I've ever had.