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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“CONFESSION NO. 1 Most women find the bloating, cramping, and bitchiness of PMS bothersome at worst. I turn into a monster a week before my period…literally.”

“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.”