“Fire and ice licked at his soulwhispered his namedrawing him deeper into the enveloping pain and blackness as hed dreamed earlier. He suddenly wished to return to the rippling stream. The water wou...”

“Even as she began to slip into the gloaming of her life, the primal need to liveto survive...clawed at her soul.”

“If a soul could drown in its own tears, then hers was already dead.”

“You want to show me your wrath? You want to hurt me, so show me. We can take this to the bedroom if you likethe bed might be reduced to kindling, but Im willing to take that chance. Now fight me, h...”

“Laney, why do I believe you transcend the ordinary? Why do I look at you, and expect to see a faade fall away, revealing something much more than even the extraordinary? Tell me."Elaine flushed, he...”

“I need to say something. Take it anyway you like, Ian stated, his eyes boring into hers with a fervor that left her holding her breath.Elaine started to shake her head. Look, we just metyou dont ne...”

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.”

“So its true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”

“It is better to be small, colorful, sexy, careless, and peaceful, like the flowers, than large, conservative, repressed, fearful, and aggressive, like the thunder lizards; a lesson, by the way, tha...”

“Nothing but truth is immortal.”

“I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that is the only way of insuring one's immortality.”

“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”

“Youll get over it Its the clichs that cause the trouble. To lose someone you love is to alter your life for ever. You dont get over it because it is the person you loved. The pain stops, there are ...”

“Its the same with people who say, Whatever doesnt kill you makes you stronger. Even people who say this must realize that the exact opposite is true. What doesnt kill you maims you, cripples you, l...”