To this day, The Duke and I remains particularly close to my heart; I felt it was the novel in which my writing took a huge leap forward.

She was petite, small in that way that made a man want to slay dragons.

You always get more respect when you don't have a happy ending.

Society is capricious and rewards the bad as often as the good. But it never rewards the quiet.

I had to do something," she said. "I couldn't just sit and wait for life to happen to me any longer.

I vow to spend the rest of my life keeping your hands and feet warm.

I don't know whether to toss you through that window or shake your hand and say 'Well done'" Henry said in a tired voice.

sometimes there are reasons for our fears that we can’t quite explain. Sometimes it’s just something we feel in our bones, something we know to be true, but would sound foolish to anyone else.

She hated that she was still so desperate for a glimpse of him, but it had been this way for years.

James - "Are you paying attention or just trying to make me look like an idoit?" Elizabeth - "Oh, I'm definately paying attention. If you look like an idiot it has nothing to do with me.

Sometimes Hen...I think I would give my life just for one of your smiles.

I think sometimes we spend so much time trying to find out who we are we lose sight of who we want to be

Faith is irrational, which is why those who exercise it are rewarded irrationally.

By thinking big, we can transform our world.

Obliging elected Democrats willingly pander to the radical lefties who elevated them to their throne.

The world is full of opportunities, and I want to try as many as I possibly can.

For a while, I thought I was going mad. At last, I became reconciled to my despair. The medications helped, too, I thought, sir.

Growing up in Jersey City was interesting. I got to learn a lot about different cultures: I had Hindu friends, Middle Eastern friends, black friends, Spanish friends.

It ain't what things actually are, it's all they stand for.

I think there is a certain perversity in my music in that I continue, you know, to eat at the same ball of vomit year after year.

When your staff are 'information-rich', their information can make you rich!