“When you are married to a powerful man, especially a handsome one, you expect indiscretion. It comes with the territory. What you dont expect is to find out about it on the evening news. ~ Linda Boyd”

“Heaven would be a comfortable chair, a library, Diet Coke, and an occasional cheese pizza. Sex once in a while. No talking. ~ Drew Stirling”

“I trust myself. Beyond that, Id just as soon go to Vegas. ~ Drew Stirling”

“A lot of tragedy would be averted if people didnt confuse trust with love. I expect my clients to trust me. I really dont care if they hate me. ~ Brandon Hull”

“Sometimes I wonder if novel writers arent completely f**ked in the head. ~ Drew Stirling”

“I realized if I didnt just go, Id never go. Going was the key. It didnt matter where I was headed just as long as I was headed somewhere. ~ Ben Davis”

“nights and days came and passedand summer and winterand the sun and the windand the rain.and it was good to be a little islanda part of the worldand a world of its ownall surrounded by the bright b...”

“When you drop a glass or a plate to the ground it makes a loud crashing sound. When a window shatters a table leg breaks or when a picture falls off the wall it makes a noise. But as for your heart...”

“A good friend of mine once said, "I have never met a bigot who was a reader as a child.”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”

“Anna thought about the men outside on the gallery. She was glad they were there; finding them smoking and talking quietly had been comforting, it was what men did in the evenings when the work was ...”

“Her arms groped forward to guide her when her tears blocked her vision in darkness. Then she couldn't run any more. She sank to her knees and began to cry in her terror. She wanted Gary.She suddenl...”

“Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urnThrows up a steamy column and the cupsThat cheer but not inebr...”