Because...Beacause it's so good, and there's only one chance to read a book for the first time, and I want it to last. That experience. I'd finish it in a day otherwise, and that'd be like...like eating a carton of ice cream in one sitting. Too much richness over too quickly. This way, I can draw it out. Make the book last longer. Savor it. I have to since they don't come out that often.

See? Things are already looking promising.

Look, Rose. You don't have to keep up with the hard-to-get thing. You already got me.

Slushes. Do you know how much I love those? Cherry, especially.

Also, I didn’t trust any guy who used more styling products than I did.

You'd give up drinking to go see your dad?" "Well, not permanently," he said. "That'd be ridiculous. But maybe I could switch to something slightly cheaper for a while. Like...slushes. Do you know how much I love those? Cherry, especially.

That's what I was supposed to say.