He is dark and quiet and completely different from me, which is exactly why I should put distance between us. But it is also the reason I find him so fascinating.

“It’s funny how when you are dying, you still fight for the upper hand. You want…”

“But Marice, he rode off to save you, and wound up leaving you behind forever. I…”

“The best way to prevent a heartache was to cushion the coming blow.”

“When she wanted to escape her life, she read books”