“At least as a single woman, I had time to pursue my own interests, read voraciously, and travel when opportunity presented.”

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of wi...”

“My dear,Find what you love and let it kill you.Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.Let it kill you and let it devour your remains....”

“If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?”

“People are fascinating. Especially the ones who hate me.”

“Many nights I watch the sun set. Many nights I watch the moon. They fascinate me. Theyre the only things I get to share with everyone: the stars, the moon, the universe.”

“For the ladys husband to become actively jealous was considered both doltish and dishonorable, a breach of the spirit of courtesy. Yet the record suggests that this was a fairly common occurrence a...”