He laughed. A strained, ha, ha, ha, I may die of this laugh.

Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it.

He couldn’t compare a woman to a torrentially beautiful monsoon, and then look surprised that he’d gotten wet.

Certainty becomes you.

Is it truly so unfathomable, that an imperfect girl might be perfectly loved?

Oh no. Don't smile. You'll kill me. I stop breathing when you smile.

Don’t. Don’t play that game.” His brow pressed to hers. “When I heard you cry out . . . it was like a saber to the gut. I wanted to die.

Forgive me, Your Grace. Are you suggesting a woman is some sort of … piece of fruit to you? One squeeze, and you know if she’s ripe?

A man might engage in flirtation with distinterest, even disdain. But he never teases without affection.

What is the world coming to, with these modern women? A man can't tell them what to do.

The Blushing Pansy," his cousin read aloud, in a tone of abject horror. "Tea shop and confectionery." Bram swore. This was going to be ugly.

I was thinking, "So, I’m Emperor, am I? What nonsense! But at least I'll be able to make people read my books now.

Peculiar I say, how so often the smallest, most seemingly insignificant details later unveil their faces as vital means for progression.

I hate it when people call me a teen queen.

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.

We tend to gravitate towards our tribes; the challenge is to understand the people of other tribes.

Michael Koryta is an amazingly talented writer, and I rank The Prophet as one of the sharpest and superbly plotted crime novels I've read in my life.

Being at ease with himself put him at ease with the world.

The hardest part of growing up is learning how to wait

If possible, avoid being a bubble; for a bubble, even the gentlest touch is fatal.

American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.