You talk more when you're nervous, he said, still standing close to her. No i don't. That's absurd. I'm just trying to explain to you- Do i make you nervous? No. I'm not nervous. You're trembling. I'm cold. I'm wearing practically zero clothes. His glance went to her lips, then back to her eyes. I noticed.

i never thought of it before, but with your height and build, you are going to look SO CUTE in your straitjacket.

I didn't mean to interupt you if you were looking for your friends Miss--' 'Callihan,' but you can call my Jasmine. Or Jas.' Or Snookums. Honeybunch. Hotsie Totsie Cowgirl. My Little-- 'It's nice to meet you Jasmine, I'm Jack.

Don't let them make you doubt yourself. All the greatest visionaries in history have been told they were insane at some point.

For some reason my father saw no problem with us pplaying barbie and ken go to hawaii to save their marriage by picking up another couple for sexy good times, but if barbie and ken had gone to hawaii to rescue another couple from a crazed kidnapper, that would have been wrong.

It's so nice to have sane friends. I imagine.

...Go live ITM. ITM? In the Mo, Beth elaborated.

YES. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I ROLL. LIKE A SUAVE THING. In fact, from here on, please forward my mail to 1 Suave Hill, Suave Boulevard, Suavieland, Planet of She's-So-Smooth-I-Can't-Believe-She's-Not-Butter.

that arctic blast you're feeling? it's the chill coming off my cold shoulder

that was the plan? part of it, you don't wan tot know the rest. i believe the word 'these dog colllars would make excellent restraints' were involved. it was a brilliant idea. and we only got really cute well-made collars. this is my favorite. we had the tag engraved to say BUBBA.

And we'd look at each other the way you do when you see someone on the street you think you recognize, but not quite. Someone you wish with all your heart were there but who is actually just a stranger. And you feel a kind of deep longing that hurts like a huge gash and your inability to fix it leaves you frustrated and angry and bone-deep lonely.