Lothaire is very much alive.”“You swear?”“Often. Though not as much as foul-mouthed Regin. I try not to in front of Bertil.” She petted the bat.“I meant—will Lothaire live?”“He will.

When she absently worried her bottom lip with one of her adorable little fangs, he s

Too bad, Elizabeth. You're Stuck with me.Not for a few decades, not for centuries. You're tied to me forever. That boy and girl offspring you talked off? They'll come from me--or no one.

He sat up, going still. “Am I wearing a wife-beater, Lizvetta?” He gaped down. “Oh, come on!”Lothaire

Tell me, Lothaire, I want to know. Convince me why I should love you.”“Because any other female would!

Why am I letting you comfort me?” He stared over her head. Because I’ve made sure you have no one else to turn to.

In other words, he was the tree in the forest that silently fell--when no one was around to be crushed.

It's impossible to love yourself unconditionally without frequently making some time to know yourself better.

Stephen had spared no expense in making himself more unhappy, his own position as a rejected lover clearer.

Religion is one of the fundaments of Hillary Clinton's character and politics.

A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.

To lose one's life is but to lose the present; and, clearly, to lose a defiled, worthless present is not to lose much.

When we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help.

You should have seen me in my Catholic school girl skirt with my knees knocking together.

I'm just working and having a good time and seeing what develops, which is so awesome, because you don't know what's going to happen, and I'm letting myself do that a lot more than I ever have.

I'm probably taller than 90% of the men I meet.

A joke isn't a joke until someone laughs.