You won't kiss me for diamonds," he said, his voice slightly raspy, "but you will for chocolates?" Poppy nodded.

I have always been an obsessive reader - I remember going back and forth to the local library with stacks of books taller than I was.

For thousands of nights I dreamed of making love to you. No man on earth has ever hated sunrise as I do.

A slow smile had curved St. Vincent's lips. 'Wives are a different case altogether. They require a great deal of effort but the rewards are substantial. I highly recommend wives. Especially one's own.

"I won't apologize for my past. A man is supposed to have experience." "From all indications, you've acquired enough for ten men".

Sooner or later everyone was driven to love someone they could never have.

But when you started dating someone, you could never be sure what you were getting into. You had to give someone a chance to show you who he really was . . . and believe him when he did.