Only someone who had experienced such bitter despair would be able to recognize it in another.
Love me? Madeline asked with a faint smile. It used to be love. He brushed his lips over her closed eyelids. Now there's no word for it. You once told me that you thought love was a weakness. I was wr...
I’ve never heard that the sexual act requires any particular intelligence. From what I’ve observed, many stupid people are easily able to produce children.
I’m fairly certain, Captain, she said, that the more you discover about me, the more you will dislike me. Therefore, let’s cut to the chase and acknowledge that we don’t like each other. Then we won’t...
It was finally becoming clear to her that love wasn't about finding someone perfect to marry. Love was about seeing through to the truth of a person, and accepting all their shades of light and dark....
I want you any way I can get you. Not because you’re beautiful or clever or kind or adorable, although devil knows you’re all those things. I want you because there’s no one else like you, and I don’t...
I know many scientific facts about the human heart- not the least of which is that it's far easier to make a heart stop beating entirely than to keep it from loving the wrong person.
I had learned this lesson so many timesbefore. It was the great inner truth thatdidn't require the support of logic. Everytime I loved, I lost, and I was diminished.I wondered how much of me would be...
He was my confidant, the person who was always on my side even when he wasn't taking my side.
Ghost? St. Vincent shot him an incredulous glance. Christ. You’re not serious, are you? I’m a Gypsy, Cam replied matter-of-factly. Of course I believe in ghosts.Only half Gypsy. Which led me to assume...
Don't ever trust men with good intentions. They'll always disappoint you.Leo
Do you know what a balance wheel is? She shook her head slightly. There’s one in every clock or watch. It rotates back and forth without stopping. It’s what makes the ticking sound...what makes the ha...
Dear Miss Independent,I've decided that of all the women I've ever known, you are the only one I will ever love more than hunting, fishing, football, and power tools.You may not know this, but the oth...
A good conversation always involves a certain amount of complaining. I like to bond over mutual hatreds and petty grievances.
You sweet…beautiful…lunatic, he heard himself mutter.
Well . . . St. Vincent walked slowly with her to the crowd of dancers. I'm a wicked man who can, on occasion, be just a bit nice. And I've been searching for a nice girl who can, on occasion, be just...
We assured Phelan that we were more than happy to let him have you and your menagerie, Leo retorted.After that, he said he needed to think.About what? Beatrix demanded. What is there to think about? W...
The word mistress sounds like a cross between mistake and mattress.
The sight of a sullen teenager is common no matter where you go. Teenagers want things so powerfully and can never seen to get them, and to add insult to injury, people make light of your feelings bec...
Over the years I’ve collected a thousand memories of you, every glimpse, every word you’ve ever said to me. All those visits to your family’s home, those dinners and holidays—I could hardly wait to wa...