“It should be forbidden to be so handsome.”

“We should abandon all hope when we are born. Happiness is a mere sparkle in the darkness.”

“I love your eyes, did you know that? I have never seen eyes as green as yours. They put the leaves of the Amazon Forest to shame. And your unbelievably long and dark lashes make them even more startling.”

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

“But if one stops believing in dreams, life loses its meaning, loses its colors.”

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

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