“She felt about a love set as a painter does about his masterpiece; each ace serve was a form of brushwork to her, and her fantastically accurate shot-placing was certainly a study in composition.”

“She had storms all her life, but she died peacefully.”

“I keep going over a sentence. I nag it, gnaw it, pat and flatter it.”

“In the history of art there are periods when bread seems so beautiful that it nearly gets into museums.”

“History looks queer when you're standing close to it, watching where it is coming from and how it's being made.”

“Oh yeah; his chest still hurt from the blow she'd given him earlier, and was now throbbing quite painfully with wanting her. Keeping her lips occupied while being mindful she wasn't very limber, Ian maneuvered Jessie onto his lap and tucked her head into the crook of his arm to get serious about loving her mouth.”

“The dancers finished thier set, and one immediately strolled over to our table and straddled Ranger.Want a private party?" she asked. Not tonight," Ranger said. He handed her a twenty, and she left.What about the cat-feeding theory?" I asked him.Out the window.”