Rose, I cheat at cards and buy liquor for minors. But I would never, ever force you into something you don't want.

Jesse: " Hey Rose, welcome back. Still breaking hearts?" Rose: " Are you volunteering?

You fixed yourself. You didn’t need me.” “No, Sydney.” My voice was ragged. “I do need you. You have no idea how much I need you.

I steeled myself for the next response. I knew it was going to be one of the Zen life lessons. [...] Instead he kissed me.

You're in an awfully good mood," he observed. "Was there a sale at Khakis-R-Us?

Don't fight them anymore.I'm going to go with them." "No. I won't let them take you." "You have to," I begged. He was breathing hard, every part of him braced and ready to attack. We locked gazes, and a thousand messages seemed to flow between us as the old electricity crackled in the air.

Sometimes the greatest tests of our strength are situations that don't seem so obviously dangerous. Sometimes surviving is the hardest thing of all.