Then, as one hand tightened on me and his other ran gently over my hair, I noticed something. He didn't smell right.

The answer came to me before I'd even finished asking myself the question. I couldn't be Mason's girlfriend because when I imagined someone holding me and whispering dirty things in my ear, he had a Russian accent.

I've heard that the soul often recognizes truth when it hears it, even if the mind does not.

I want her to be happy. It's worth sacrificing myself.

Feminist,” he said, clearly amused. “Next you’ll be telling us you hate men.” She gave him a blank look. “I only hate stupid men who don’t actually understand what ‘feminist’ means.” He laughed. “You run into a lot of men like that?” “All the time.” “Really?” “Even as we speak, Nick.” “Oh no she didn’t,” said Peter. I groaned.

Worry about staying alive first. Then worry about how you're going to live.

ʺThe contractʹs null and void, by the way.ʺ