“Fire and ice licked at his soulwhispered his namedrawing him deeper into the enveloping pain and blackness as hed dreamed earlier. He suddenly wished to return to the rippling stream. The water wou...”

“If a soul could drown in its own tears, then hers was already dead.”

“You want to show me your wrath? You want to hurt me, so show me. We can take this to the bedroom if you likethe bed might be reduced to kindling, but Im willing to take that chance. Now fight me, h...”

“Laney, why do I believe you transcend the ordinary? Why do I look at you, and expect to see a faade fall away, revealing something much more than even the extraordinary? Tell me."Elaine flushed, he...”

“Somehow everything always came down to time, she realized with perfect lucidity. There was either too much or too little. It either passed too quickly or too slowly. It didnt belong to anyoneit was...”

“I need to say something. Take it anyway you like, Ian stated, his eyes boring into hers with a fervor that left her holding her breath.Elaine started to shake her head. Look, we just metyou dont ne...”

“Where there is life, there is hope.”

“All love is immortal.”

“Man's spirit is immortal!”

“A true philosopher must never give up.”

“...these sleepless nights, when oddly enough my concentration was high, fueled perhaps by the effort to ignore the all-engrossing threat of bombs and rockets.”

“Never, never, never give in!”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”