Meg! I love you! I want to marry you!" "That's weird," she said without stopping. "Only six weeks ago, you were telling me all about how Lucy broke your heart." "I was wrong. Lucy broke my brain.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsShe reached into the pocket of her dress and threw the small stack of bills at him. They fluttered to the ground like broken dreams. "I hope you choke on every penny." "Pick that up." She drew back her arm and slapped him as hard as she could.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsShe gestured toward his very fine chest with her pencil. โOn the off chance I find out after weโre married that your declaration of abiding love and devotion has been an elaborate con job perpetrated by you, Bodie, and Scary Spiceโฆโ He massaged her arch. โI definitely wouldnโt lose too much sleep over that.โ โJust in case. You will give me all you worldly goods, shave your head, and leave the country.โ โDeal.โ โPlus, you have to hand out your Sox tickets so I can burn them in front of your eyes.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsI think this is the way love feels to people like you and me. Threatening and dangerous. We have to be in control, and love takes that away. People like usโฆ We can't tolerate vulnerability. But despite our best efforts, sooner or later love seems to catch up with us. And thenโฆAnd then we fall apart.
Susan Elizabeth PhillipsCal โs eyes reflected a weird combination of frenzy and fear as he twisted toward his father. โMy God! Sheโs on her way to becoming the most famous physicist in the country, and sheโsdumb as a post ! You arenot having your baby in this house! Youโre having it at the county hospital!
Susan Elizabeth Phillips