" Sometimes I thought I couldn't wait, but then I always could. Because she gave me so much else and everything she gave me was more than a thousand other girls could ever give. All she wanted was love with respect, respect was so important to her, and I could give her that.
I don't know what she saw in me, you know?
But I could give her that much. "

― Dean Koontz , Brother Odd (Odd Thomas, #3)