“A morbid sense of curiosity can lead to remarkable discoveries in the wee hours of still dark nights.”

“Nila lay there with the moonlight cascading through her open window casting ominous shadows about the room. The tendrils of those shadows reached out from the dark and tugged at her aching heart.”

“The teardrops caught the reflection of of my oil lamp and showed every color in the spectrum.”

“As I gazed upon the window, bead of rain began to look like streams of tears.”

“My mother says often enough that a young lady with my improper attitude can only come to ruin. I hope she's right.”

“The first essential in any book is that it have something significant to say --a book that leaves the reader with bigger ideas than when he began reading - that stimulates his thinking, stretches his mind, deepens his feelings. A good book sticks to your ribs.”

“I've fallen in love with you. I love you even now when you sit before me with the eyes of a wolf. So take pity upon the fool I have become. I forgot it was only a bargain between us.”