“ There was no world, no land, no god or heaven or earth outside of their two bodies naked and trembling in the act of love. Roman Payne
“ Opium: that terrible truth serum. Dark secrets guarded for a lifetime can be divulged with carefree folly after a sip of the black smoke. Roman Payne
“ A person does not grow from the ground like a vine or a tree, one is not part of a plot of land. Mankind has legs so it can wander. Roman Payne
“ It's beautiful here," Rees murmured, watching the light play upon the water before returning his gaze to her. Mrs. Hollingsworth, his newest client, turned to him and forced a stiff smile. "Yes, money… D.A. Rhine
“ It is only in the peach innocence of youth that life is at its crest on top of the wheel. And there being only life, the young cling to it, they fear death... And they should! ...For they are in life. Roman Payne
“ When I was younger, I would cling to life because life was at the top of the turning wheel. But like the song of my gypsy-girl, the great wheel turns over and lands on a minor key. It is then that you… Roman Payne
“ Never did the world make a queen of a girl who hides in houses and dreams without traveling. Roman Payne
