What a man can take with a sword, a woman can give by her flesh alone. Life.

You can be the dead fish. I'll be the old stick

One can only walk so far from one's true self before the bond either snaps, or pulls one back.

Her stillness was such a contrast to all the jumbled communication inside me that I suddenly felt what a tiresome fellow I was, always filling the air with the rattle of words and anxieties.

Love isn't just about feeling sure of the other person, knowing what he would give up for you. It's knowing with certainty what you are willing to surrender for his sake. Make no mistake; each partner gives up something. Individual dreams are surrendered for a shared one.

There is a dead spot in the night, that coldest, blackest time when the world has forgotten evening and dawn is not yet a promise. A time when it is far too early to arise, but so late that going to bed makes small sense.

A woman of many talents. And intelligent, too. He'd probably have to kill her soon.