Fate is by far the greatest mystery of all.

One is not born English without knowing how to converse easily about the weather.

But this is a thing that I know--to live with fear is not to live at all. A man will die every moment he is afraid.

They have different accents in America " Brisbane smiled. "Just as we do here." I waved a hand. "They all sound alike to me.

I stepped closer still. He closed his eyes again and covered my hand with his own. 'You smell of violets. You always smell of violets,' he said. 'You've no idea how many times I have walked these moors and smelled them and thought you were near. On and on I walked, following the scent of you, and you were never there. When I saw you in the hall tonight, I thought I had finally gone mad.

To say that I met Nicholas Brisbane over my husband's dead body is not entirely accurate. Edward, it should be noted, was still twitching upon the floor.

Those are facts. Are they the truth? No, for they do not tell you of the heart, and that is where truth lives.