She was everything he'd ever wanted, beauty and fire arching against his despoiling hands.

I’ve never heard that the sexual act requires any particular intelligence. From what I’ve observed, many stupid people are easily able to produce children.

A lack of desire is something I've never experienced. I'd have to be on my deathbed before I stopped wanting-- no, never mind, I was on my deathbed in the not-too-distant past, and even then I had the devil's own itch for my wife." -Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent

Does he behave in rude or improper ways?" "He's a Bowman. We don't know any better.

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

Love me?” Madeline asked with a faint smile. “It used to be love.” He brushed his lips over her closed eyelids. “Now there's no word for it.” “You once told me that you thought love was a weakness.” “I was wrong,” he whispered, kissing the corners of her mouth. “I've discovered it's my only strength.

Sometimes a simple question could have a complicated answer.