The human heart is my school.

The library furnished our dreams, helped us shape our ambitions, made up people of books and ideas and grand designs.

And when a strong man is sweet, even Goddesses look down from Mount Olympus.

Oh, if the moon only had a secret, if the moon only held a truth. But the moon was just the moon.

You see,' [Armand] said, 'killing other vampires is very exciting; that is why it is forbidden under penalty of death.

Amazing what the British do with language; the nuances of politeness. The world's great diplomats, surely.

When we love and want nothing but good for that person, it's one of the greatest gifts we possess.