"Have I your word?” “yes, you have my word. But, you don’t believe me.” “no, men’s promises to women are easily made a…"

"He knew he should be furious, but he couldn’t sustain a decent rage around her. She had too much about her of the fer…"

"She knew he was telling his soul what it needed to hear so that he could gather his courage to go and go what he must"

"Do you hate me so much?” “no, I can’t hate you. I wish I could, but I can’t”"

"Elin wondered, sitting in the sweat bath, what that had to do with passion or desire, and decided – nothing. It was j…"

"I like a man willing to pay the price of his pleasures"

"I was angry with you about him, furious that he so much as set eyes on you. I would rather kill you than see you lie …"

"So easily can we destroy those things we love. Had his moment of wounded pride, his stupid frenzy, snuffed out that f…"

"The eyes were too intense, tortured almost. He was tall, but the body was wiry rather than powerful. Nature had gifte…"

"God, to breathe. Air. You don’t know what it means until you cannot take a breath"