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I was continually surprised that she hadn’t yet figured out I was hopelessly in love with her.
Swoon
Twenty-five percent of making a point was to stand by and support your convictions. The other seventy-five percent was merely appearing to do so.
No one wanted to be faced with rationality when dealing with heightened emotions. It was counterintuitive. And damning.
People generally didn’t realize how much they’d grown until trying to fit themselves within expectations of the past.
Augie had used that indecent mouth to deliver heated kisses and unrivaled pleasure to my most intimate places.
Whoa! This seemed sudden. The chapter before they kissed for the first time!
Your relationship with your brother was complicated in life. Why wouldn’t it also be complicated in death?”
He should have known better than to dictate to me. I was nothing if not unexpected. With a great propensity to ruin the most carefully laid plans.
Praise should be given freely and often, not a favor won under the threat of tears.
“Why would you want to make yourself smaller? Do we ask the sun to dim its light?”
It's deciding every day to love one another, to want the best for each other, and to trust. I need you to trust me that I know my own mind. And trust my love, Augie. I'll remind you as often as you need me to, but I need you to believe it.”
