I see how he feels about his world and I want to be one of the parts he prizes. I want to be worth fighting for. Worth the same kind of effort he puts into the things that matter to him. Like Dani.”'I don’t tell her no human matters to the boss like Dani.

Most people are about as happy as their self confidence will allow them to be.

It took so long to find you...And now I don't want it to change. I want it all set in amber. I want us and nobody else in the most selfish way you can imagine. I can't help it--I'm old-fashioned. I believe marriage is between a man and a man.

Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It's also the dangerous part and it's an ugly emotion that hurts.

Besides, I'm not jealous. I'm just so in love with you that there isn't anything else.

Envy suggests inferiority.

And I got out of there without punching anyone, kicking anyone, or breaking down in tears. Some days the small victories are all you achieve.

The only person you should ever fear losing in a relationship is you yourself.

Mary Fisher lives in a High Tower, on the edge of the sea: she writes a great deal about the nature of love. She tells lies.

Really, Sage? A date?'I sighed. 'Yes, Adrian. A date.'A real date. Not, like, doing homework together,' he added. 'I mean like where you go out to a movie or something. And a movie that's not part of a school assignment. Or about something boring.'A real date.' I figured I wouldn't give him the specifics on the Shakespheare play.'What's the lucky guy's name?'Brayden.'There was a pause. 'Brayden? That his real name?'Why are you asking if everything's real? You think I'd make any of this up?'No, no,' Adrian assured me. 'That what's so ynbelievable about it. Is he cute?'I glanced at the clock. It was time for me to meet my study group. 'Gee, maybe I should just send you a picture to review?'Yes, please. And a full background check and life history.'I have to go. Why do you care so much anyway?' I finally asked in exasperation.His answer took a long time, which was uncharacteristic.