Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.

If I find I need guidance, I’ll ask.

forgiveness is not a single act, but a matter of constant practice

Why d'ye talk to yourself?' 'It assures me of a good listener.

An Englishman thinks a hundred miles is a long way; and American thinks a hundred years is a long time

Do you know,' he said again softly, addressing his hands, 'what it is to love someone, and never - never! - be able to give them peace, or joy, or happiness?' He looked up then, eyes filled with pain. 'To know that you cannot give them happiness, not through any fault of yours or theirs, but only because you were not born the right person for them?

I wouldna cross the road to see a scrawny woman if she was stark naked and dripping wet. ~Jamie Fraser