“I savored every yes, every more, every oh, every there, every please. I wanted every one of her words. I knew what it was not to have them— I’d never take them for granted.”

“I was as terrible at giving compliments as I was at receiving them.”

“Whatever it is that you're afraid of, I'll stand between you and it my whole life.”

“I savored every yes, every more, every oh, every there, every please. I wanted every one of her words. I knew what it was not to have them— I’d never take them for granted.”