He finds himself bored by the shenanigans of highly spirited young men. Their concerns reside somewhere between balder and dash.

I am more one for the story, I think, than the action.

He cannot think. He can scarcely breathe. But he has no desire to either, he simply wants to keep kissing her.

He prefers his adventures second hand.

When a chap is passionate, the readership can sense it.

Muscat is like a mind-altering drug. A stroll in its streets is like getting drunk for the first time

Darkness cannot survive in light, but a light can shine in the dark!

There is a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience

Prayer is not supposed to be magical.

Working with food was fraught with anxiety when I was a girl. Like all farmers, we were at the mercy of the weather, and we lived in fear of crop failure.

Personal courage is really a very subordinate virtue-a virtue, indeed, in which we are surpassed by the lower animals; or else you would not hear people say, as brave as a lion.

I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?

Hopefully women can work with [Ivanka Trump ] to influence up the chain of command. I think it's good for us, for women. It's a glimmer of hope.

I want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination.

Those interested in perpetuating present conditions are always in tears about the marvelous past that is about to disappear, without having so much as a smile for the young future.

How we need another soul to cling to, another body to keep us warm. To rest and trust; to give your soul in confidence: I need this, I need someone to pour myself into.