Gorillas are in danger of being wiped out by the Ebola virus. I feel like we have limited time to get to know them and understand them and they're going to disappear - that's terrifically sad. Wouldn't it be great if we could stop that?

I stare at her for a long moment. I want to kiss her. I want to kiss her more than I've ever wanted anything in my life.

I tend not to think about the reading public at all, or the business, when I'm writing.

How hard can it be to find a girl and an elephant for Christ's sake?

Juliet is one of those rare novels that has it all: lush prose, tightly intertwined parallel narratives, intrigue, and historical detail all set against a backdrop of looming danger. Anne Fortier casts a new light on one of history's greatest stories of passion. I was swept away.

Then I lie down on the horse blanket and drift into a dream about Marlena that will probably cost me my soul.

You do right by me, I'll show you a life most suckers can't even dream of.