“She wondered that hope was so much harder then despair.”

“If she know how strongly he felt, she'd have run out the door. He wasn't used to the possessive, or the savage joy she brought to his heart. It ate at his control, so he turned his attention to the...”

“I thought it would be quieter here. [Anna] hadnt meant to say anything, but the noise startled her. The wind in the trees, Bran said. And there are some birds that stay year-round. Sometimes when t...”

“This was not a man who wanted to give up his mate. This was a man trying to do the honorable thingand give her a choice, no matter hiw much it cost him.”

“New rules. If you are smart enough to live, you wont hit Charless mate in front of his father.”

“Then Walter died as he lived, he told his mate. A hero, a soldier, and a survivor who chose to protect what was precious to him. I don't think, if you could ask him, that he would have any regrets.”

“Visionary decision-making happens at the intersection of intuition and logic.”

“Even the juncture in history and the zeitgeist we live in is something we choose, setting the scene for the spiritual fodder we need to grow and achieve deeper elevation of our souls.”

“Choose your love. Love your choice.”

“Nature is increasingly the thematic focus of industrial heritage.”

“Stories were heirlooms in these parts.”

“You are one woman in an endless line of women who were chosen to love more passionately than others, be committed to justice more fervently than others, and seek our Makers higher expressions more ...”

“I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does those things.”

“The point, I decided, wasn't to have the autobiography or even the memories. The point was who I became when I wrote.”

“The willingness to reach inside every part of yourself opens the door to total understanding. You place your entire identity on the line, not just an isolated part. This may sound daunting, but act...”