“She undressed slowly, dreamily, and when she was naked, she selected a bright red negligee to wear so that the blood would not show.”

“Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page.”

“I will survive, Tracy thought. I face mine enemies naked, and my courage is my shield.”

“When they die no one will ever know that once they lived.”

“Do you always throw your money away like this?""Only when I'm in love,”

“But there was not a police car in sight. Sure, Tracy thought in disgust. They’re never around when you need them.”

“God cannot take sides; for He is in all of us. We are all a part of Him, and when we try to destroy Him, we destroy ourselves.”