"'All gardening is landscape painting,' said Alexander Pope."
— Rebecca Solnit (Wanderlust: A History of Walking)

"Silly of me not to have realized it. One often finds Greek temples lurking in the woods of English estates. Sneaky things, temples.""
— Victoria Alexander (The Husband List)

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years."
— Alexis de Tocqueville

"Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. During the waning moon, I cradle Homer’s 'Odyssey' as if it were the sweet body of a woman."
— Roman Payne (Rooftop Soliloquy)

"Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. Though I’ve never known war, I am wanderer. I cradle Homer’s 'Odyssey' while the moon is waning, as if it were the sweet body of a woman."
— Roman Payne (Cities & Countries)

"It wasn't as if she was terrified of heights, she simply preferred to be closer to solid ground, where words like plummet and plunge did not linger in her mind."
— Victoria Alexander (The Husband List)

"I think it's your bosoms." Rand Surveyed him critically. "The dress wouldn't be as tight if they weren;t so large. I think your bosoms are too big."
Alexei looked down at his overstuffed chest. "Can bosoms ever be too big?"
"Not real bosoms perhaps, but I think in your case..." Rand considered him thoughtfully. "No question about it: they're definately too big"
"Are you sure?" Alexei studied his reflection. "I thought they were just the right size for a man of my height.""
— Victoria Alexander (The Prince's Bride)