“It happened again this afternoon. Just the way it did that other night. We were talking--talking about how to protect her, actually--and then, suddenly, I looked at her and it was as if I'd found an entire universe in her eyes.” IfsWayEyeNightUniverseFoundTalkingHappenedProtectAfternoonHer Eyes Author:Cate Tiernan
“It was all I could do to not knock him down right there in front of Asher and climb on him. If I stunned him with a frying pan first, he might not struggle too much.” IfsFirstsMightStruggleToo MuchFrontsClimbsStunnedFryingFrying Pans Author:Cate Tiernan
“In fairy tales there's always one person who is made for one other, and they find each other and live happily ever after. Cal was my person. I couldn't imagine anyone more perfect. Yet what kind of sick fairy tale would it be if he was the one made exactly right for me and I wasn't right for him?” IfsKindPersonsMadePerfectImagineSickTalesFairyFairy TaleHappily Ever AfterEver After Author:Cate Tiernan
“Then what's the point of trying if you can't even win?" "You win in lots of different ways," Asher said. "Lots of little wins. The point of this life is not to be good all the time. It's to be as good as you can. No one is perfect. No one does it right all the time. That's not what life is.” IfsWayTryingLittlesDoeSaidDifferentLife IsWinningPerfectBe GoodThis LifeDifferent Ways Author:Cate Tiernan