“ Good things come…” Her head fell back, giving him total access to her throat “to those who wait.’ Patience is a virtue, Alistair.”

“Sophia, you’re the best thing that could have happened to Alistair. I’ve never seen him happier than he is now.”

“That night as they slept in each other's arms neither Alistair nor Sophia had any nightmares.”

“You’re like the fresh air from an orchard in spring, he shook his head, his long bangs falling over his right eye, I am darkness.”

“If you give me but another chance, I’ll fight all my inner demons and rebuild my life with you. I’m never going to hurt you again, mo chridhe. I swear it.”

“As a rule, people tend to forget the most important things in life when money, power and lust are involved.”

“Things are more exciting when one unveils them bit by bit. One looses interest fast when they’re too easy.”