I, for one, have no interest at all in having my heart stolen.

I had a perfect life in my reach once, and it was a crashing bore. Perfect is too clean, too easy. I don't want perfect any more than I want to be perfect. I want imperfect.

If I am an empress, he is the only man worthy of being my emperor.

You should see what she’s wearing, Callie. It’s velvet. Canary yellow velvet. Turban to match. She looks like a furry banana.

He called me a pie!” she announced, defensively. There was a pause. “Wait. That’s not right.” “A tart?” “Yes! That’s it!

Colleen McCullough taught me that desire is the heart of romance.

Temptation turns you. It makes you into something you never dreamed, it presses you to give up everything you ever loved, it calls you to sell your soul for one, fleeting moment.

I've loved him for a decade. And I had him for one day before I made a complete and utter mess of things. Or he did. I'm still not sure about that.

We are a motley bunch. But we more than make up for it with tenacity." ~ Ralston to Simon

But she had dreamed of being his for too long. He had quite ruined her for a marriage of convenience. She wanted everything from him: his mind, his body, his name and, most of all, his heart.

Men are not nearly as evolved as women are, nor as intelligent, evidently

You are the actor, director, producer, and scriptwriter of the play called ‘Your Life’ and you can change the play anytime.

Life starts with the birth

A life is a terrible thing to waste. Reach your potential. Thrive.

Self-denial is not a virtue it is only the effect of prudence on rascality.

And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough.

You cannot play for Arsenal and give up, no matter what the score is.

Books didn't make me wallow in darkness, darkness made me wallow in books.

The thing is, it has to do with heart - we have to understand what hearts are for before we can get back to heaven or paradise or the power in our minds.

It seems that writing chose me. I feel that because I know history, and I know the history of so many cultures; I have lived a large life.

Wanting to be a rock star, I get it. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, dude! The freedom!'