“He longed for cleanliness and tidiness: it was hard to find peace in the middle of disorder.”

“Suspense was an excellent tool for keeping powerful people off balance. It gave one bargaining power.”

“Why does the forbidden always add that edge of sweetness?”

“If all of her was not enough for him, then let him have none of her and seek what he needed elsewhere.”

“I'm oxygen and he's dying to breathe.”

“Do not fall in love with people like me. I will take you to museums, and parks, and monuments, and kiss you in every beautiful place, so that you can never go back to them without tasting me like b...”

“It was many and many a year ago,In a kingdom by the sea,That a maiden there lived whom you may knowBy the name of ANNABEL LEE;And this maiden she lived with no other thoughtThan to love and be love...”

“My cat is an ungrateful brat. -Nellie McKay”

“My cat is an ungrateful brat. -Nellie McKay”

“Crap.It's all crap.Living is crap.Life has no meaning.None. Nowhere to be found.Crap.Why doesn't anybody realize this?”

“...cursing my heels and debating whether it was faster to stop and take them off--damn ankle straps!--or keep running with the potential neck breakers. Wouldnt that make a charming epitaph? Here li...”

“Charlie whistled "Amazing Grace" as he drove. It was all I could do not to whip my head around and snap, Are you kidding me? Couldn't he pick something more appropriate, like "Shout at the Devil" o...”