Crystal

“Thinking about the past was dangerous. Going there risked her safety, her ability to wall off her emotions. Besides, memories of the past hurt.”
― Jessica Lemmon, Hard to Handle

“I made a decision,” he said, his voice dipping an octave. “That the next time I make love to a woman, she will be the last one.” He opened his eyes. “The last one ever,” he clarified.”
― Jessica Lemmon, Hard to Handle

“live your life as if you may lose everything.”
― Mary Higgins Clark, All Through the Night

“I was going to say open, but you’re not open, are you? You’re more like a screen over a window. I can see in, but I can’t get in.”
― Jessica Lemmon, The Bastard Billionaire