"I'm your Venus, I'm your fire. At your desire" (p. 1).

"The love scenes were always romantic and tasteful, with lots of long, heartfelt kisses, great outfits" (p. 24-25).

"Never touch a girl's stomach unless she asks you to. It makes her feel fat" (p. 26).

"They're all the same" (p. 70).

"She couldn't believe how quickly life could change. How could she have known when she'd woken up that morning that today was the day she'd fall in love" ((p. 74).

"Love is a many-splendored thing" (p. 83).

"Your rope snug around my neck, I jumped. Your lips kissed me as I fell, and falling still" (p. 94).

"Amo ergo sum, Dan thought. I love therefore I am" (p. 95).

"Amor omnia vincit! Love conquers all" (p. 95).

"'Broken Feet.' Splintered wood, flat tires, broken glass. Fate wields its unfair axe. Collapse" (p. 101-102).

"Well, when you're really passionate about something, you don't notice...