“Someone once wrote that a novel should deliver a series of small astonishments. I get the same thing spending an hour with you.”

“He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. I could have looked at him forever.”

“Better than chocolate, being with you last night. Silly me, I thought that nothing was better than chocolate.”

“One day, she ventured to the palace library and was delighted to find what good company books could be.”

“They know that tragedy is not glamorous. They know it doesn't play out in life as it does on a stage or between the pages of a book. It is neither a punishment meted out nor a lesson conferr...”