It seemed as if some subtle current of recognition had passed between them... not as if they had met before... but as if they had come close several times until finally an impatient Fate had forced their paths to intersect.

He's a fascinating gentleman. Old-school. I tried to talk him into attending one of my services, but he said he wasn't finished sinning yet, and he'd let me know when he was.

The question, love, is whether you want me enough to take the risk.

I love you enough for the both of us. And there must be something about me worth loving. If you would just try.

She wanted him to stop, but more than that, she wanted him to go on forever.

I loved him so much, loved his fearlessness, his strength, even the ambition that would someday take him away from me.

You wouldn't have taken Rose to such a place, would you?" "Of course not, but she is a little girl, and I'm-" "My life", he interrupted quietly. "You're my entire life. If anything ever happens to you, Holly, there is nothing left for me.