“Longing, because I miss her. I miss talking to her as me. Lust greater than I've ever known, because we're like this, it's the only time she softens and changes and gives me an inch, and it's a need that's in my head just as much as my body. It keeps me on my toes.”

“Experience is the best teacher.”

“The first thing that came to mind was an angel. Her hair flowing and shiny. Her legs dangling, long and smooth. She looked perfect where she was, like a painting.And then I remembered that Satan was also an angel.”

“A man who stands in front of a woman does nothing more that block her view. She needs a man standing next to her.”

“I can’t change the past, Tate. I wish I could, because I’d go back and relive every day that I existed without you, and I’d make sure that you smiled.” My eyes burned with regret, and I saw the pools in her beautiful blues, too. “Every minute of my future belongs to you.”

“It’s just you, Little Monster. Own it or it will own you.”

“Everything is just giving me enough air to get to the next day without you. I never stopped being yours.”He dropped his head back, letting out a sigh.I swallowed, taking my chance. “I love you, Jared. I’ve always loved you, and I will always love you.”

“The closer you got to anything beautiful, the less beautiful it became. Allure was in the mystery, not the appearance.”

“You have to have something to love. Something to fight for to make living a goal instead of a job.”

“It's odd to see how no one is really human to us until we talk to them and realize there's barley any separation between who we are and who they are.”

“It’s odd to see how no one is really human to us until we talk to them and realize there’s barely any separation between who we are and who they are.”