“When what you want is a relationship, and not a person, get a dog.”
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Seventeen-year-old Quinn has heard all her life about how untrustworthy men are, so when she discovers that her charismatic but selfish father, with whom she has recently begun to have a tentative relationship, has stolen from the many women in his life, she decides she must avenge this wrong.
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Deb Caletti
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“When what you want is a relationship, and not a person, get a dog.”
“The most basic and somehow forgettable thing is this: Love is not pain. Love is goodness. And real love--it's less shiny than solid and simple.”
“This is what I know. Don't settle for 40, 50, or even 80 percent. A relationship-it shouldn't be too small or too tight or even a little scratchy. It shouldn't take up space in your closet o...”
“Maybe it was wrong, or maybe impossible, but I wanted the truth to be one thing. One solid thing.”
“So I put up with bad behavior in the name of loving the way I thought you were supposed to love.”
“I had always had a little problem looking out for myself in love. I was afraid people would leave me. So I sort of clung and did everything possible to keep someone around. I didn't have a h...”
“It took me years to figure out that upset was upset, and tumultuousness was not the same thing as passion. Love isn't drama.”
“You've got to have someone who loves your body. Who doesn't define you, but sees you. Who loves what he sees. Who you don't have to struggle to be good enough for.”
“We look down our noses at people who've made mistakes in relationships. She's so stupid! How could she do that! Our superiority makes us feel better. But I’d bet everything I have on the fac...”