“How much time do I get in exchange for that rose?”For the rose, a short engagement. For the speech, you get a lifetime.”I can live with that,” he said, and kissed her.”

“Webs of deceit were not only tangled, they were also very lonely.”

“Shakespeare's Iago could be played as a soul in hell, driven, dark and desperate, willing to do anything, willing to use anyone, in order to escape from that hell.”

“No, she was just a woman. And that meant she could feel, she could need, she could give and she could receive.”

“How much time do I get in exchange for that rose?”For the rose, a short engagement. For the speech, you get a lifetime.”I can live with that,” he said, and kissed her.”

“A woman could be as beautiful as she felt herself to be.”

“Pardon me for not being willing to commit my entire future to you based on two kisses and a blueberry muffin.”