“In dealing with others, man is inherently a slave to his preconceptions, to the stereotypes he became familiar with that made life easier for him to comprehend.”

“You, sir, are the most phantom-like of all; you are a mere dream”

“It was juvenile, he knew, this need to assign blame, but everyone had a right to childish emotions from time to time, didn’t they?”

“He’d mesmerized her, held her soul captive. And she couldn’t move.“Unless you want more than a dream,” he said.She did.“Will you stay?” he whispered. “Or will you go?”She stayed. Heaven help her, she stayed.And Michael showed her just how romantic a library could be.”

“Romance is like maintaining a car. If you do a good job of it, you will always have a dependable quiet ride.”

“Late twenties, single, female. Do the math.Flirty flings were fabulous until you hit the big three-O, all downhillfrom there. Biological clocks started ticking like time bombs waiting todetonate, gravity exerted more force on your life than your mom, andsuddenly, the dog-ugliest creep looked like Jake Gyllenhaal.”

“Sleep. We can adore one another in the morning”

“Oh, they’ll never believe a woman could solve such puzzles. They’ll just assume I’m humoring you by editing it myself and allowing you to put your name to it.”She raised her eyebrows. “But you wouldn’t be.”He humphed. “They’ll never hear me admit it.””I will,” she said, a smile curving her lips.He shrugged. “They’ll believe me, not you.”

“All things in Fiji are paid for in blood.”

“Ho! Wise men say, ‘He who hath not a good and ready memory should never meddle in telling lies.'”Drew smiled. “I have a good and ready memory.”

“Life is full of intriguing souls that you cannot penetrate… An uncomfortable percentage of those anguished and impregnable souls also have suffering hearts that are further tormented by a deluded mind. They will hurt out of an impulse, and then live their lives after that without the slightest remorse.”

“The selfish and self-centered have a hard time being kind, even though you and I know that kindness is a source of relief to the soul.”

“The true leaders of our time, the legends of this world or the movers of the movers are the towering figures that are blessed with beautiful minds, receptive ears and directing voices. They are the ones we should emulate in life.”

“So, you see; you have the soul of a missionary, the heart of a revolutionary and the mind of a reformer. But what are you to yourself and the family and friends who will always be there for you?”

“Isn’t reality based on the prevailing culture, the trend that people want to identify with?”