... he knew that the cruelest of blows too often came with a smile.

The best heroes in the world are the reluctant ones. Courage isn't fearlessness - it's acting in the face of fear.

Parenthood is nothing but doubts.

Where we go depends on what we know, and what we know depends on where we go.

What Rizzoli thought, staring at her own image, was that she hated Elizabeth Hurley for giving women false hope. The brutal truth was, there are some women who will never be beautiful, and Rizzoli was one of them.

She now knew her death was inevitable, and with that acceptance came liberation. The courage of the condemned.

The one man you most want to sleep with may be the worst choice of all.