I don't want Christmas season to end, because it's the only time I can legitimately indulge in on particular addiction: glitter.

It’s better to live like a flame, to know a man and love him even if he can’t be yours, then never to love at all.

I woke up this morning,” Gabriel said, “thinking of nothing more than rolling over and pulling you into my arms and kissing you again. Kissing: only kissing. As if I were a green boy of fourteen. In case you don’t realize it, Kate, kissing is not a man’s usual inclination in the morning.

Yes, it's quite amazing how I continue to shock my mother even after all these years together

Dogs are high on life. Cats need catnip.

Oh, I have felt lust. And I've indulged lust. But no other woman has turned me into another person.

Here, drink your liqueur," Henry said, tossing back her drink. "I carry it with me everywhere because it's the only kind of drink that Leo doesn't like, so there's a chance I'll still have some tomorrow.