Truth is irrelevant. What is relevant is whether or not they believe it." The logic in the words grated. "The first rule of scoundrels?

I had a perfect life in my reach once, and it was a crashing bore. Perfect is too clean, too easy. I don't want perfect any more than I want to be perfect. I want imperfect.

If I am an empress, he is the only man worthy of being my emperor.

You should see what she’s wearing, Callie. It’s velvet. Canary yellow velvet. Turban to match. She looks like a furry banana.

He called me a pie!” she announced, defensively. There was a pause. “Wait. That’s not right.” “A tart?” “Yes! That’s it!

Colleen McCullough taught me that desire is the heart of romance.

Temptation turns you. It makes you into something you never dreamed, it presses you to give up everything you ever loved, it calls you to sell your soul for one, fleeting moment.

I've loved him for a decade. And I had him for one day before I made a complete and utter mess of things. Or he did. I'm still not sure about that.

We are a motley bunch. But we more than make up for it with tenacity." ~ Ralston to Simon

But she had dreamed of being his for too long. He had quite ruined her for a marriage of convenience. She wanted everything from him: his mind, his body, his name and, most of all, his heart.

Men are not nearly as evolved as women are, nor as intelligent, evidently

To enjoy inner joy and happiness, let us use our conscience to create peace and harmony in this world.

nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose

There's no such thing as a sane woman.

Everybody hates lies even the liars themselves

You can see the latest dumbness as just the end of a long line of dumbnesses that have been taking place for thousands of years.

Success without someone to share it with is hollow indeed. On the other hand, it beats the heck out of failure.

If only for the sake of elegance, I try to remain morally pure.

Only laughter makes a man rich, but the laughter has to be blissful.

See how today's achievement is only tomorrow's confusion;See how possession always cheapens the thing that was precious.

In reality, in the history of it, the captains are only really in charge during an engagement. The rest of the time, everyone had got the same vote. It's been very interesting finding that.