“This woman was truly what he wanted, and therefore he was truly afraid for the first time.”

“No man ever truly possesses a woman, anyhow," said Gidas moodily. "He has her body for a time if he's lucky, but only the most fleeting glimpse into her soul." Gidas was a poet, or wanted to be.”

“He breathed in hard. The stench of blood filled his lungs. Only now for the first time could he truly appreciate it.”

“Didn't she know that she would always be the most beautiful woman he had ever seen,for she was the first to truly see him?”

“Not the title. Not the riches. Not the bravery. Not the glory. Just the man. The simple man, standing before her, looking into her eyes as if he saw just the woman. For the first time in their lives, they were truly alone.—From The Dulcet Duke”

“The truly great writer does not want to write: he wants the world to be a place in which he can life the life of the imagination. The first quivering word he puts to paper is the word of the wounded angel: pain.”