“I should have known the power-hungry slave drivers at River's Edge would see my five days of freedom only as a challenge to be filled.”

“I don't love you. But I see the value of you, the incredible worth of you, more than anyone I've ever known.”

“Everything is fine and bright. Day must follow every night. My power keeps me safe from harm. The Goddess holds me in her arms.”

“You're not honey. Your'e wine. You're the deepest, darkest shadow under a tree on a blazing day. You're strong and hard, coursing like a current at the bottom of a river.”

“Oh my God, can you see me? I thought I was wearing my invisibility cloak.”

“Please, please be some sex-starved nutcase who wants to kidnap me and make me your love slave, I begged silently.”

“Years from now I'll look back and remember today as the day I met him. I'll look back and remember the exact moment my life began to include him. I will remember it forever.”