“He cupped my face in his hands and wiped my tears with his thumbs. "Better?" "Yes." He looked into my eyes and said, "I'll never leave you alone, Anna. Not if I can help it.” SweetRomanticT JOn The Island Author:Tracey Garvis-Graves
“You named the chicken, Chicken?" She looked embarrassed. "When we decided not to kill it, I got attached.” FunnySweet Book:On the Island Source: On the Island
“This next part might cheer you up. So my mom told me she was gonna drive me to my appointment at the sperm bank, and she handed me one of my dad's Playboys--I had something way dirtier stashed in my closet, by the way--and she asked me, all serious, if I knew what do do." "You've got to be kidding." "No, I'm not." He started laughing. "I was fifteen, Anna. I was and expert at it, and I did not want to talk about jacking off with my mom.” AnnaT JSperm Bank Book:On the Island Source: On the Island
“Maybe love is like a pendulum. It swings back and forth, slowly, steadily, and sometimes you don't know where it will come to rest.” KnowsSometimesLove IsSwingsBack And ForthLove Is LikePendulumsMaybe Love Author:Tracey Garvis-Graves
“Life has no guarantees, though. What good is living if all you think about is dying?” IfsThinkingLifeDyingGuarantees Author:Tracey Garvis-Graves
“And when you're not happy with your own life, and yourself, you can't be happy with anyone else.” Not Happy Author:Tracey Garvis-Graves
“I wonder how many marriages are fractured and damaged beyond repair by complacency rather than any single traumatic event. One day you wake up and realize that the distance between you and your spouse has grown to such an enormous width that neither of you are capable of clearing the distance. No matter how much speed you build up, or how far you can jump, it's just there. Gaping and unforgiving.” MatterRealizingWonderEventsOne DayCapableWake UpDistanceSpeedEnormousSpouseComplacencyClearingUnforgivingWidthTraumatic Events Author:Tracey Garvis-Graves
