“People are complicated, she said. Didnt they teach you that in biography school?”

“As the chapters took shape, a change came over her. It was the double-sided recognition that this book, the last that she would write, might achieve esteem and success equal to her great novel, but...”

“What spares us is memory, he said. Its what makes us worth saving. However low we sink, whatever promise we no longer fulfill, we tell our stories. Thats why youre so important, Charlie. Youre a gu...”

“Take a seat, Charlie, he said. Ill kill you in a few minutes. Itll be good for you.”

“Over the years, Skye sampled every drug she could find, and like many addicts, had a working knowledge of pharmacology. She snorted coke and swallowed pills. She took downersorange and red Seconal,...”

“At first, he talked about the flowers in the garden behind his country house in Surrey. His voice still had its Midlands accent but was soft now and barely audible. He knew the plants by name and t...”

“You teach me now how cruel you've been - cruel and false. Why did you despise me? Why did you betray your own heart, Cathy? I have not one word of comfort. You deserve this. You have killed yoursel...”

“I knew they would kill me when they found out, but He struggled for words, releasing a sharp breath. I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed...”

“Ah," she cried, "you look so cool." Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space. With an effort she glanced down at the table.You always look so cool," she repeated.She h...”

“Spirituality cannot be an excuse for not making money!!! Just a justification for failure!”

“The end of a relationship is not always a failure. Sometimes all the love in the world is not enough to save something. In these cases, it is not a matter of fault from either person. Some things c...”

“Success and failure will all come to pass like waves, only Nature remains”

“What spares us is memory, he said. Its what makes us worth saving. However low we sink, whatever promise we no longer fulfill, we tell our stories. Thats why youre so important, Charlie. Youre a gu...”

“Take a seat, Charlie, he said. Ill kill you in a few minutes. Itll be good for you.”

“What spares us is memory,” he said. “It’s what makes us worth saving. However low we sink, whatever promise we no longer fulfill, we tell our stories. That’s why you’re so important, Charlie. You’r...”