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that everyone who claimed to care for me would eventually abandon me—due to mental illness and lack of control.
“I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.” —Edgar Allan Poe
“And so, I would very much appreciate it if you would stop fucking looking at my future as if she may be yours. The answer is no, Greg, she won’t be dining with you.”
“Don’t disrespect women, period. They’re twice as evolved as most men will ever be. Don’t take your shit out on them, either. It’s a sign of weakness, and they aren’t punching bags. They’re a sanctuary, and you need to figure that out quick.”
“The way I see it, there are bad men capable of doing bad things, and then there are good men capable of doing bad things for good fucking reasons.” He looks at me pointedly.
“We’ll never be the same, but I knew that when I chose you over him, and that was before.”
“Ma chatte. Mon corps. Ma femme. Mon cœur. Ma vie.” My pussy. My body. My woman. My heart. My life.
From the time I held him as a baby in my arms, knowing he belonged to me, to the day he looked up at me and faded away, he was mine. “Je suis désolé. Je suis désolé. Je suis vraiment désolé. Je suis vraiment désolé.” I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I’m so fucking sorry.
“Me, Sean, Tyler, Dom, and you. The beginning and the end—even though technically they’re doves—in the religious sense, they represent sacrifice and peace.”
“No man on earth has ever loved a woman more than I love you. I’ll prove this every day for the rest of our lives. I love you more than any cause, any ambition. The sight of your face over any other on earth.” I choke on every other word, frustrated by my inability to carry out my plan but too emotional to give a fuck. I’d humiliate myself a million times over because she’s shown me, repeatedly, the beauty in a bare, stripped heart. “You own me. You make me so fucking happy. You are my purpose now, and forever
“You’ll never be alone again. You’ll never be alone. I promise you. It was never my heart, Tobias. It was yours
“I g-guess . . . I guess if you can hear me, save me a place in the passenger seat.”
