I’ve never been the one. Not for anybody.” He closed the distance between them. “You’ll get used to it.” He tipped her face up to his, kissed her. “Why? Why am I the one?” “Because my life opened up, and it flooded with color when you walked back into it.

Nothing worthwhile is ever without complications.

he wouldn't mention, now or then, the illegal nine-millimeter automatic he had in his pocket. Why distress the woman you loved with minor details?

I write every day. Even if I'm not writing well, I write through it. I can fix a bad page. I can't fix a blank one.

Eve-"In the name of all that is holy...It's 2060, not 1760. Can't they figure out a better way to handle this process?" Roarke-"Amen

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice.

Marriage is a land mine. A really intimate land mine. Adultery to kitchen fires. Never a dull [moment].