Indeed, you become what you eat. In which case I am an onion. Layered, slightly sour and guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes.

Believe, my child. Faith is the food of survival.

To be desired by those who are themselves highly desirable is in itself an aphrodisiac.

Love wasn't a piece of music you could play over and over again with different interpretations. It actually needed to be improvised as you went along.

Death strips all men of dignity.

Indeed, you become what you eat. In which case I am an onion. Layered, slightly sour and guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes.

As a reader I like both great characterization and fast moving plots. The challenge is to balance the both and not compromise one for the other.