“The whole of my life I have relied on my beauty first, brains second. It was expected, even requested. But You saw right through me from the start. You are the only man I've ever known who has look...”

“You know, it's never wise to tempt the devil"His gaze lowered to her hand, still locked in his grip, her finger glistening with pear juice.His rich voice lowered to raw huskiness "had I not this ma...”

“There were lies, and there were lies. Was a secret a lie? If one wanted to protect another?”

“His steps slowed to a stop. Why? His voice was a ghost in the quiet. Why give me your trust when you know it is such an easy thing to break?Perhaps the easy giving of it will make it harder to break”

“Because we know he was simply a man, with weakness and frailties. Who yearned for the same things all of us do--to love and be loved”

“And who shall you be once you don your grand disguise?""La luna," she said with a smile."Then I shall be la notte to your moon" Archer lifted the hard black mask he held and slipped it over his thi...”

“Theres always been sadness hidden at the core of Hitch, but its never been big enough to taste. Occasionally, Id get a whiff of it, salty on the wind, but it never pressed in between us like it doe...”

“I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom, let the waters carry me someplace far. Someplace with no ghosts, no memories, and no sins.”

“The world is drowned in silence, who will tell your story ? Who tells doesn't know you and who knows, cannot say it.”

“Of course it would be hard. But I remembered what my nurseryman grandfather used to say when I didnt want to go to school: half the work in the world was done by people who didnt feel so good today.”

“I've never minded it," he went on. "Being lost, that is. I had always thought one could not truly be lost if one knew one's own heart. But I fear I may be lost without knowing yours.”

“There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison”

“So what's the deal with you and my sister?" He laughs shortly and rubs the back of his neck like something is there, tickling, tap”

“Don't stay away from me anymore."I stop myself, just barely, from telling him I won't. I can't promise that. Can't”

“But you're worried I'll get in trouble?" I try not to show how much this pleases me. I've managed to ignore him for days now and here I sit. Lapping up his attention like a neglected puppy. My voic...”