To say that I met Nicholas Brisbane over my husband's dead body is not entirely accurate. Edward, it should be noted, was still twitching upon the floor.

If you were a man, your ladyship, I would cordially horsewhip you for that remark.

You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things.

But this is a thing that I know--to live with fear is not to live at all. A man will die every moment he is afraid.

Fate is by far the greatest mystery of all.

She didn't look at me and I didn't look at her. Some questions are so direct the only way to ask them is sideways.

I see only a little, lady, but I know that your fortune is as twined with his as the ivy to the oak.

Now I was more certain than ever of my decision. I could not love a man who did not love Jane Austen.

One is not born English without knowing how to converse easily about the weather.

If one has a purpose, life is bearable enough, do you not think so?

I adored history, not the dry dates and boring battles, but the stories and the people who populated them.

It is better to know so much about a few but important things, than to know so little about life, and much about trivial things.

Our words are giants when they do us an injury, and dwarfs when they do us a service.

My philosophical heart will not judge thee

willingness to explore everything is a sign of strength. The weak ones have prejudices. Prejudices are a protection.

For many people with HIV, finding the right doctor is the most important decision they'll make.

When you think what someone thinks & do what they do, you'll find that you'll produce a similar result.

All writing is a process of elimination.

Playing acoustic and line drawings are the two things I'm most competent at.

The birds and I share a natural history. It is a matter of rootedness, of living inside a place for so long that the mind and imagination fuse.

Fashion Week is surprisingly very short. At least the actual runway shows are.