"How come a boy can be so stupid, but a Daddy, who actually used to be a BOY himself, can be so wonderful?"
"She shocks the hell out of me when she asks, "Did you get engaged, Jade? She looks at me seriously. It's really hard for me not to just laugh hysterically in her face, but I refrain from doing so because I'm a good friend, and I realize that she's in distress. But her next question very nearly blows me away."
"Do they wish us well?Or hope to see us fail?"
"Come on Princess," he sighs, as he scoops me up off the sand and carries me to my room. "I'm not going to be able to sleep, unless I know you're safe."
"Matt is grinning at me like I'm the new Christmas toy he really wanted, but can't play with yet because he hasn't read the instructions."
"Maybe I'll just give up on boys. Okay, maybe not. I mean they're just so cute!"