In this world, where we find ourselves, we need compassion more than anything, I think, or we are all alone.

She was owner and captive, both, of a bitterly divided heart.

The military preferred - invariably - those who could be readily defined, assigned roles, understood, and controlled.

Why did becoming accustomed to something have to render its pleasures stale.

It can be hard to write a skillfully entertaining fiction, but a great book wants to be more, and wants more from us.

The heart has its own laws... and the truth is... the truth is that you are the law of mine.

I have always argued, in a good novel, interesting things happen to interesting people.