She had tried to hide the discomfort behind the mask of competence that she usually wore, only to realize that in her hurry, she must have left it behind somewhere.

“When you love someone, there’s a pattern to the way you come together. You migh…”

“She believed that unadulterated devotion had its share of protective power, as …”

“As it turned out, though, it was a lot easier to say that someone deserved to d…”

“Could you really love someone who was capable of falling in love with somebody …”