“You made a lifetime commitment before God and the world. A silly thing like a divorce doesnt reverse it.”

“Im not God, and I cant always offer chances. Im not sure if this wont be your last.”

“Most of my money remains in England, although my unworthy carcass may not under usual circumstances ...”

“... but well be back for dinner especially if youre having soup de jour!Now, Troy! You know very well that soup de jour means soup of the day. It changes every time!”

“Its like being offered lemonade after having something really sweet. The lemonade was wonderful before, but it just tastes sour after.”

“She must ask; she must heal, and if she couldnt heal, she must suffer, but if there was a chance, she must take it.”

“If your arteries are good, eat more ice cream. If they are bad, drink more red wine. Proceed thusly.”

“The love of all people except the French people, is deep in the mind of the great doctors of the French Republic.”

“With heart at rest I climbed the citadel'sSteep height, and saw the city as from a tower,Hospital, brothel, prison, and such hells,Where evil comes up softly like a flower.Thou knowest, O Satan, pa...”

“And if you ever - and I do mean ever - try to leave me, Im goin with you.”

“..he wanted her.And at another time, as another man, he would have her. Without hesitation. As lover. . . as more.”

“Annabelle gave him a chiding smile. If youre implying that Im spoiled, I assure you that I am not.You should be. His warm gaze slid over her pink-tinted face and slender upper body, then sought her...”

“Paris was all so... Parisian. I was captivated by the wonderful wrongness of it all - the unfamiliar fonts, the brand names in the supermarket, the dimensions of the bricks and paving stones. Child...”

“Oh, well, it might look like a patterned world, laid out in prim design, but to those living there it could never be so simple. They were as alive as she: that old peasant contriving to outwit the ...”

“I knew how severe I had been and how bad things had been. The one who is doing his work and getting satisfaction from it is not the one who poverty bothers.”