Being a successful couple was learning what you were willing to compromise on, and what you weren't; learning when to stand your ground, and when to give it up; what was truly important enough to fight over, and what was just you being pissy. You learned each other's hot buttons, the places that hurt, or angered, when you pressed them. Love makes you learn where all the pitfalls are, and how to avoid them, or how to set them off.

I cannot do it. I cannot bear it. I cannot go back to what I was here. I cannot stand at her side and watch another take her. I am not that strong or that good.

The rich and powerful always seem to prefer the tops of buildings. Hasn't anyone ever explained to them that higher just means you have farther to fall? -- Anita Blake

Richard was a riddle with no answer, and I was tired of playing a game I couldn't win.

We hate most in others what we dislike in ourselves.

Fear will bind you closer than love, or hate, and it works a hell of a lot quicker.

The second you stop questioning yourself is the second that you become the monster. -Merry