" It's not the right word, Eva," he pressed on stubbornly, his lips at my ear. " That's why I haven't said it. It's not the right word for you and what I feel for you." " Shut up. If you care about me at all, you'll just shut up and go away." " I've been loved before--by Corinne, by other women...But what the hell do they know about me? What the hell are they in love with when they don't know how fucked up I am? If that's love, it's nothing compared to what I feel for you. "