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

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.

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.

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

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.

I felt you before I knew of your existence, maybe it was a hint from the universe to continue on the yellow brick road, so when I would find you along my travels I would simply just know.

Everything in life is related to business—your hobbies, friends, family, relaxation, career, education, etc.

Once you know who you are and to whom you are linked, you will know what to do

Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.

There are so many ways a family can unravel. All it takes is a tiny slash of selfishness, a rip of greed, a puncture of bad luck. And yet, woven tightly, family can be the strongest bond imaginable.

Being in love was like China: you knew it was there, and no doubt it was very interesting, and some people went there, but I never would.

If the audience doesn't hear what is going on, is it going on?

You can't be a poet certainly of my generation and not have deep in your animal brain the comment of William Carlos Williams, no ideas except in things.

The order I found was the order of disorder

Love goes toward love.