To be both rich and handsome was bad enough. But to have a voice like honey over warm bread on top of that was simply inexcusable.

I take back everything I ever said about that boy being clever." He turned around to face the bar while leveling an accusatory finger at the closed door. "That," he said firmly to the room in general, "is what comes of working with iron every day.

Just handle the books gently and you’ll get along fine.

It's easier to write about heartbreak after you've had your heart broken. You have more material to draw from, you can extrapolate from your own experiences and make reasonable assumptions about how your characters would feel and act.

Clean, quick, and easy as lying. We know how it ends practically before it starts. That's why stories appeal to us. They give is the clarity and simplicity our real lives lack.

You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.

I have no balance. My life is a hot mess.