...You, you look -- bien -- exactly what you were, a high-ranking British officer, used to unwavering obedience and with the air of a Greek god, gazing down on us mere mortals.

...People - the ones who are left behind - desire answers. Even when we are advised from beyond the grave not to pursue them.

The soldier in the portrait had been a respected and admired officer...The man he had become was fighting a different battle now. He had his demons, just as she had her ghosts.

You! That is what is behind this. Ever since you -- As if I didn't have enough on my mind without having to lie awake thinking of you and your damned kisses and your damned questions.

Maman’s life was an unfinished book. Celeste had to discover the ending, and then she could close the cover for ever.

Where is your Revolutionary spirit?""Beheaded, " Celeste said.

once I trained for the Olympics but panic is not a sport

I don't think it's possible to c-call yourself a C-Christian and... and j-just leave out the awkward bits.' -Wilfred Owen

Don't quit. A wind from nowhere could turn it.

business is a part of my life, business is my stairway to heaven, I will be the successful businessman

I was born in the late '50s, was a child of the '60s, then the '70s, then the '80s, then the '90s, and I have mental fingers in all those pies.

Maybe truth is not something that I can possess. Maybe truth is something which possesses me.

I see God in a sunrise, not in repetitious ritual.

What you should want from life is an arena big enough to express your talents and gifts.

I'm here to change the world, and if I am not, I am probably wasting my time.

I love the French horn.