Ladies," Pamela raise her glass. "A toast." "A toast," they agreed. "Expensive shopping, older champagne, and younger men. - Peter F. Hamilton

Lost causes are the worst kind to fight.

I’ve got the worst time of my life ahead of me, and our wonderful medical establishment will stretch it out and out until I just scream for it to end.

Joshua was the most dynamic lover she had ever known. Gentle and domineering; it was a lethal combination. If only he wasn't quite so ruthlessly mechanical about it. A little too much of his pleasure had come from seeing her lose all control. But then that was Joshua; unwilling to share… Joshua didn't trust people.