She glared at him. "You're doing it again." "What?" "That thing that irritates me." "Smiling?" "Yes. That.

Was there some basic flaw in her makeup that made her keep falling in love with this man who couldn’t love her back?

Nobody else can demean me. I can only demean myself

His mother?" Gracie couldn't believe it. Suzy Denton looked much too young to be his mother. And much too respectable. "But you're not a-" She cut herself off in mid-sentence as she realized what she'd almost let slip. Suzy's wedding ring clicked against the steering wheel as she gave it a hard smack. "I'm going to kill him! He's been telling that hooker story again, hasn't he?

Pride had kept her running when love had betrayed her.

It must be hard being you,” she said. “Mr. Perfect on the outside. Dr. Evil on the inside.” “It’s not that hard. The rest of the world isn’t as insightful as you.

I hate to admit this, but some days hearing about other people's problems actually cheers me up.