It occurred to Gavin that the first thought a groom had upon spying his bride shouldn’t be to wonder whether or not she wore knickers.

There was something more than a little satisfying about ripping the heart out of someone the moment before they expected to do the same to you.

Alison’s gaze gentled. “Tell me, Samantha, have you ever been to Scotland?

Samantha imagined that in another life, she and Alison could have, indeed, been friends. Had she not been about to rob the train.

Ye’re wet, ” he groaned. “I’m underwater.” “I ken that, bonny. But this dampness has nothing to do with that.

Experience should have taught ye by now that denying me what I want only makes me more relentless.

This blood feud is a bit too Shakespearean, if ye want the truth. I’m no Montague, and ye’re no Capulet.

So does it still count if he doesna kiss the bride?

If you love no one, no one can hurt you, ” she whispered.

It was deflating to realize how much my own family's quality of life might improve if I replaced myself with a Fundamentalist stay-at-home daughter.

Oh, now look what you've done. You've gone and pissed him off, " Breccan said as he stood behind two of the gypsies, one of his large hands clamped down on each of their shoulders.

She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.

The difference between a positive attitude and a negative attitude can be measured by its level of energy, both inwardly and outwardly.

I am a believer in the evolutionary process, and yet I have sympathy for the friends of mine who are creationists. I don't find the positions incompatible.

Hizb ut-Tahrir spearheaded the radicalization of the 1990s and cultivated an atmosphere of anger.

Sometimes it takes courage to leave.

The Following and Hannibal are really well made, but the tone is very consistently dark.

My father could argue two sides of a Möbius Strip.

If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.