“You have captured me utterly, and you hold my heart in your hands. Be gentle with it. It's more fragile than you might think.”

“I'd rather risk screwing up with you than not even try.”

“I am not "cured"--I know I never will be. I will always crave that pain to keep me centered. I will always be just a little astounded when I get through a crisis without putting a blade to my flesh.”

“You humble me, Nikki. Don't you see that? It must be clear from my expression that I do not, because he goes on. "If I do all those things for you--soothe you, center you, give you strength--then that is worth more to me than every penny I have earned building Stark International.”

“You have captured me utterly, and you hold my heart in your hands. Be gentle with it. It's more fragile than you might think.”