No battle was ever won by wholly sane men.

You're a quiet, beautiful woman in a loud, ugly place. An orchid among weeds. You define obvious.

Yours is... il sent comme lavande." Is that French for 'You stink'?" It means 'lavender'." Huh." She sniffed at her wrist. "I thought I smelled more like a grape Popsicle.

There will never be another woman for me, Alexandra. You are my eternity. -Michael

“You have superpowers.” "I don't have supernerves,” she said, “so don't get on them.”

He had even read Pride and Prejudice--although he had thought that many of the heroine's problems would have been solved if someone had simply strangled her mother.

Thierry had no idea why they were called French doors. His native countrymen weren't stupid enough to put them in their homes.

I am going down first. Of course you're going down first, you're the guy.

There is a god. Nothing as tragic and ridiculous as this world could have happened by random chance.

Come with me. It's so much better than coming alone. (Lucan whispered to Lena)

I had a dream about you last night... I was a brick and you were a blanket. Damn that improbability drive.

Few celebrate a dog who jumps at people as they approach--but start with the premise that it is we who keep ourselves (and our faces) unbearably far away, and we can come to a mutual understanding.

We do not expect significant spillovers from the subprime market to the rest of the economy or to the financial system.

Friendship is such a powerful healer and source of support.

There can be little doubt that in many ways the story of bridge building is the story of civilisation. By it we can readily measure an important part of a people's progress.

I love cats. I have a lot of cat tales, ha ha, so to speak. A lot of my cats come to me. They show up at my house. I'm kind of a cat lady that way.

I've always wanted to write a novel. It's overwhelming and daunting, and it's one of those things that every writer fantasizes about doing.

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity.

This car was a very pretty lie.