“...she studied his clothes, his top hat. And youve just come from Parliament? How are you finding that?Its much like piracy. You tell your enemies that if they dont fall in line, youll leave them t...”

“Hot, hard and so thick that her fingertips didn't meet when she closed her hand around him.”

“Minas mouth dropped open, and he bent his head as if to kiss her. She jammed her gun barrel under his chin. He grinned.”

“Yes. I rememb”

“His gaze settled on her mouth. Have you been kissed before, inspector?Why? If he wanted virgin lips, shed claim to have serviced an army.If its your first, Ill do it differently.You wont do it at a...”

“His dark gaze searched her face. Arent you curious, inspector? A kissand only a kiss.Only a kiss . . . from someone who wanted her. Longing slipped through her, tugging at hopes best kept buried. Y...”

“Was it all in my head? A Lunar trick?Her stomach twisted. No. She shook her head, fervently. How to explain that she hadnt had the gift before? That she couldnt have used it against him? I would ne...”

“If you can find happiness inside of you, nothing will be able to create angst in your mind.”

“Pain dutifully reminds me that the world is terribly imperfect, but it faithfully helps me appreciate the world on those days when its a little closer to being perfect.”

“The heart was made to be broken.”

“He does something to me, that boy. Every time. Its his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.”

“Was it hard?" I ask.Letting go?"Not as hard as holding on to something that wasn't real.”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”