you once liked me, didn't you?, he asked. LIKED you- I LOVED you. Everybody loved you. You could've had anybody you wanted for the asking.

the best contacts are when one knows the obstacles and still wants to preserve a relation.

New friends can often have a better time together than old friends.

I see you're looking at my cuff buttons." I hadn't been looking at them, but I did now.

Don't forget who you are and where you come from.

Stahr's eyes and Kathleen's met and tangled. For an instant they made love as no one ever dares to do after. Their glance was slower than an embrace, more urgent than a call.

A classic,' suggested Anthony, 'is a successful book that has survived the reaction of the next period or generation. Then it's safe, like a style in architecture or furniture. It's acquired a picturesque dignity to take the place of its fashion.