Take "no" as an encouragement to redouble his efforts, so it was easier to say "yes" right away.

No matter how hard she tried to concentrate on something else, to pass the time and to distract her from the situation she was in, the fear came trickling out. It hovered like a cloud of gas around her, threatening to penetrate her pores and poison her.

Those pointless equations, to which no solution exists, are called absurdities.

If love is liking someone an awful lot, then I suppose I'm in love with several people.

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

It was troubling that one of the few people she trusted was a man she spent so much time avoiding

But if you want to win, you're going to have to fight.