"Whenever you are ready, or if you never are, my heart is yours, until Death do us part. Whatever that may mean when consorting with one of Death’s handmaidens."

"The man who comes home exhausted because he has been taught to believe without question that his male ident…"

"I was worn out, broken: He had taken almost everything. But he'd been all I'd had, all this time. And when …"

"People can be lovers and enemies at the same time, you know. We were... A man and woman draw apart from tha…"

"True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked."

"I began to feel the desire for something more; I wanted to do something to make things better."

"The words of malicious slander should not be allowed to enter the ear. A defensive voice should not be allo…"