Moments came and went, she thought. It was love that bound them together into a life.

Knowledge is a great gift, and the thirst to seek it even greater. Use what you know...Head and heart...You are not made to give greater weight to one than the other.

We make destiny with every turn, every choice.

You can't write well what you don't read for pleasure. If it doesn't entertain you, it's not going to entertain anyone else.

Retirement wasn't a reward at the end of a well-run career ... it was a void surrounded by endless dull hours, haunted by memories of work.

Do you remember the first time we made love?" He touched his lips to hers as he said it. "We rode up in the elevator like this and couldn't keep our hands off each other, couldn't get to each other quick enough. I was mad for you. I wanted you more than I wanted to keep breathing. I still do." He deepened the kiss as the elevator doors opened. "It's never going to change.

- How is he in bed? Gladiator or poet? - Hmmm... A poetic gladiator.