She laughed, and the sound was so melodic that I knew I wanted to hear it again.

I love you, Elizabeth... and more than that, I like you. I enjoy spending time with you.

Women want the fairytale. Not all women, of course, but most women grow up dreaming about the kind of man who would risk everything for them, even knowing they might get hurt.

I tell myself that I know you, and then when I think about it, I realize that I don't.

Miles: Well, things are kind of complicated right now. When you’re a grown-up, you’ll understand. Jonah: I don’t want to be a grown-up. Miles: Why not? Jonah: Because grown-ups always say that things are complicated.

And for an instant, I fantasized about wrapping my arms around her right then and there.

Savannah sometimes sounded a lot like the little voice that had taken up residence in my head but never bothered paying rent, and right now it whispered that if I felt guilty, maybe I was doing something wrong.