If kisses were what you were looking for, little fool, why didn't you come to me? quoted by Susannah Simon

Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor.

It’s so much easier to walk away than it is to have to explain to someone that you never want to see them again.

I know. I seriously need to just give up men entirely. I wonder if Episcopalians can enter convents?

What is the sound of one hand clapping? What is the weight of a single grain of sand? The answer is equal to my interest in the message you are about to leave. So make it short.

I’ve never enjoyed myself more than I have the past forty-eight hours, during which I’ve been trapped in a car with one of the worst drivers I’ve ever seen, run up the Spanish Steps and then down again so I could be on time to wait in line to perjuer myself at the American consulate. And I’d like to continue doing those sorts of thing with you on a regular basis for the foreseeable future.

It’s seemed more like a punishment than a reward most days…” he said, his tone one of bitter resignation. Then his gaze lifted to meet mine, and his voice changed. “…at least until I found you.