Danger is an aphrodisiac.
To be desired by those who are themselves highly desirable is in itself an aphrodisiac.
Starting a new novel is a little like starting a new relationship - you have to be prepared to commit for at least three years and put up with the domestic tedium as well as the emotional highs!
Believe, my child. Faith is the food of survival.
Death strips all men of dignity.
We cannot choose the times we live in. Just as, sometimes, we cannot choose whom we love.