I will write a couple of books and become a millionaire.

His attitude had always been that if a woman clearly indicated that she did not want anything more to do with him, he would go on his way. Not respecting such a message would in his eyes, show a lack of respect for her.

What she had realised was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst.

He's pulling the load of an ox and walking on eggshells.

You're an entropic chaos factor

I'm unhappy. I don't want to fall in love with you. It'll hurt far too much when it's over

In ordinary detective novels you never see the consequences of what happens in a story in the next book. That you do in mine.