"From the outside, everything looks good: I've got a decent job, money in the bank, live in a nice condo, and drive a respectable car. I've got everything I need except a man. And I'm not one of these women who think that a man is the answer to everything, but I'm tired of being by myself. Being single isn't half as much fun as it used to be." Not Dick Clark, pg. 2

"People aren't so quick to call it quits when they're married. I'm also willing to spend the rest of my life alone if I have to until I find someone that makes me feel like I was born with a tiara on my head." Not Dick Clark, pg. 11

"Not only was he leaving her. Not only was he leaving her for another woman. He was leaving her for a white woman. Bernadine hadn't expected this...