I don’t like you in danger. When a man finds the only person of worth to him, that one person who matters more than anything and makes everything he’s ever seen or done or gone through worthwhile, believe me, Rikki, the urge to protect her is overwhelming. If that bothers you, then I’m sorry, because it’s going to be happening over and over throughout our years together.

I know what it's like to battle everyday of my life, just for acceptance, just to survive.

Betrayal is never easy to handle and there is no right way to accept it.

Torture can be a two edged sword.

Amanda Ashley is a master storyteller.

She stared at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were dark, almost black, filled with pain. She'd let someone do that to her. She'd known all along she felt things too deeply. She became attached. She didn't want a lover who could walk away from her, because she could never do that - love someone completely and survive intact if her left her.

Are you going to win every argument?" He was pretty certain he'd asked her that once before. May be twice. "Only the important ones.