Elizabeth lay face-down on the massage table, and allowed Marco to relieve the stress of the business day with firm and knowing fingers. Success, she decided, was often a matter of knowing when to relax.

If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I'd rather be an unpopular writer.

Successful women don't sleep until noon.

He who ascends to mountaintops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind Must look down on the hate of those below

Life was life. It happened. You never knew what was going to come at you. Or how you could defend yourself.

Priceless things matter not for their value, but because they offer us an enduring reminder of stability and permanence.

Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases