I Am Very Fond Of Edith Wharton.

A Baby Was Like A Revolution, Grigori Thought: You Could Start One, But You Could Not Control How It Would Turn Out.

To Someone Standing In The Nave, Looking Down The Length Of The Church Toward The East, The Round Window Would Seem Like A Huge Sun Exploding Into Innumerable Shards Of Gorgeous Color.

It Was An Odd Relationship, But Then She Was An Extraordinary Woman: A Prioress Who Doubted Much Of What The Church Taught; An Acclaimed Healer Who Rejected Medicine As Practised By Physicians; And A Nun Who Made Enthusiastic Love To Her Man Whenever She Could Get Away With It. If I Wanted A Normal Relationship, Merthin Told Himself, I Should Have Picked A Normal Girl.

Everybody Takes What They Life From The Teachings Of The Church, And Ignores The Parts That Don't Suit Them.

A Very Good Editor Is Almost A Collaborator.