Honest, hopelessly romantic old-fashioned gentleman seeks…

“even reflected glory can be intoxicating.”

— Claire Cook

Maybe part of find what you wanted was recognizing what you didn't want. Maybe there was hope for me yet.

— Claire Cook

“You can try to avoid getting hurt six ways from Sunday, but it still might happen.”

— Claire Cook

“That’s the way it has to be. If you’re not really into something, you don’t put the time in, so you don’t get good…

— Claire Cook

Relationships, the ones that last anyway, are really an extended game of Let's Make A Deal .

— Claire Cook

“There were lots of kinds of men in the world. There were lots of kinds of dogs in the world. There were lots of…

— Claire Cook

“Why one human being is attracted to another is one of the great mysteries of the world.”

— Claire Cook

“Your problem, my darling daughter, is that you're afraid you're going to miss something. But what you don't realize is that, by not making…

— Claire Cook

If plan A doesn't work, the alphabet has 25 more letters - 204 if you're in Japan.

— Claire Cook

“I just figured that was the life I picked, so I had to make the most of it.”

— Claire Cook

“I opened both eyes. Dread was sitting on my chest as if it were an animal. I mean, dread so real it had physical…

— Claire Cook

“I confronted the fact that I was not only talking to a dog, but answering for one.”

— Claire Cook

Why is it that even when you're trying your hardest not to get attached, something still sneaks up on you?

— Claire Cook

“You never know what you're going to get with a pinball game," John said. "It's a lot like life. You can't control it, so…

— Claire Cook

“I had a system, too, though I was pretty sure I’d ever acknowledged it before, even to myself. My closet was arranged by size:…

— Claire Cook