Samantha Sotto, Before Ever After

"You can't return to a place that no longer exists, luv."

"A kiss can be dreadfully terrifying for the males of our species, I'm afraid." Rose said knowingly. "Sex is easy. All they really need is a few good thrusts. But when they kiss, they open themselves up and let you in. And that, my dear, makes some men's balls shrink to the size of raisins."Shelley snorted with laughter. Dex strode up to her. "Did someone say raisins? I'm starving."You might try asking Max for some," Shelley said. "I'm sure he has at least two."

"I'm sorry, but you just can't fit fabulous into a backpack."

"The gnomons's shadow falls where it falls - and so do we. Where we are now is where a lifetime's worth of steps have taken us."

"If we accept time for what it is, how it flows and how we flow with it, I doubt very much that we would continue wasting loads of it by constantly checking our watches. The gnomons's shadow falls where it falls - and so do we. Where we are now is where a lifetime's worth of steps have taken us."

"If we accept time for what it is, how it flows and how we flow with it, I doubt very much that would continue wasting loads of it by constantly checking our watches."

"If last night proved anything, it's that life is a strong drink served up in an extremely short - and fragile - shot glass."

"I have every reason to be sad, but I don't have any reason to mourn. People grieve when things end. Nothing has ended tonight. One of us has simply gone ahead as we always knew it would have to be."

"Life is a barter of choice and consequences."