He had found my worst weakness: I was one of those people who was desperate to be needed, to matter to someone.

“Good,” he said softly. “Set the world afire. Just let me hand you the matches.”

“I want you to admit just once what you feelfor me. I want to know if you'll mis…”

“Opening up to the wrong person is like putting ammo in their hands.”

“A couple of times in your life, it happens like that. You meet a stranger, and …”