-my mom suggested i might like this book because of the dog, and i really did enjoy the book. the dog is awesome.

"princess is her title, but her name is tricks. besides, i call her a lot of things. for the first year of her life she thought her name was No No You Little Shit."

"she figured he'd rather punch himself in the face than ask for help again."

"tricks reappeared, tennis ball in her mouth. she all but danced to the front of the treadmill, and let the ball go. it shot between his feet and across the room and she darted after it. morgan swore at the top of his lungs as he tried to avoid the ball and keep his balance on the moving belt. for a split second he felt like one of those cartoon characters slipping on a banana peel, with feet and arms going in four different directions."

"bo tried to stay on her feet with the dog bouncing around like a delirious dervish."

"let me check my give-a-shit meter to see where that registers. nope, nothing there. sorry."

"i'd rather you punch me in the nose and get it over with."
"you dont get to choose. i'm pissed, but i'm still deciding how to allocate the pissery."

"the words 'i love you' trembled on the edge of her consciousness, thought, but left unsaid because such words were either a gift or a burden and she wasnt certain which they would be to him."