Hubris calls for nemesis, and in one form or another it's going to get it, not as a punishment from outside but as the completion of a pattern already started.

Rui bit out something raw and primitive. He raised his head and she saw his animal in his eyes, a rich, wild gold, and then the room spun and she was on the mattress, his big body covering hers...

We have come to love darkness of religion more than seeking for the knowledge of God.

Ignorance is no excuse-it's the real thing.

Family and God - that is what's important. Money, cars, those are things that come and go.

I do not steal victory.

I come from theater, and doing period stuff is so whimsical and imaginative and so outside any frame of reference than I have ever had so I prefer that just in terms of fun factor.

The bad workmen who form the majority of the operatives in many branches of industry are decidedly of opinion that bad workmen ought to receive the same wages as good.

Callie always said Luce was incapable of brutal honesty and that was why she got herself stuck in so many crappy situations with guys whom she should have just told no.

Turn your love into promises, that when you doubt your love, you may simply ask, "Am I keeping my promises?"

The key to creating passion in your life is to find your unique talents, and your special role and purpose in the world.