Paris: The Secret History by Andrew Hussey

★★★★

The Red Scarf by Kate Furnivall

★★★★★

"They stood still for a moment, smiling into each others eyes.  She loved him for his laugh in a world where people had forgotten how to make that sound."

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

★★★

"Seven months ago, our triangular relationship seemed impossible, three different kinds of heartbreak that could not be avoided.  Now everything was in perfect balance.  It seemed hideously ironic that the puzzle pieces fit together just in time for all of them to be destroyed."

Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer

★★★

" 'The worst part...'  I hesitated, and then let words spill out in a flood of truth.  'The worse part is that I saw the whole thing - our whole life.  And I want it bad, Jake, I want it all.  I want to stay right here and never move.  I want to love you and make you happy.  And I can't, and it's killing me.  It's like Sam and Emily, Jake - I never had a choice.  Maybe that's why I was fighting against you so hard."

"He once again slid my ring into place on the third finger of my left hand.  Where it would stay - conceivably for the rest of eternity."

New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

★★★

"I was not allowed to think of him.  That was something I tried to be very strict about.  Of course I slipped - I was only human.  But, I was getting better, and so the pain was something I could avoid for days at a time now.  The tradeoff was the never-ending numbness.  Between pain and nothing, I'd chosen nothing." (Bella)

"Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night.  Very dark, but there were stars - points of light and reason...And then you shot across the sky like a meteor.  Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty." (Edward)

"I squared my shoulders and walked forward to meet my fate, with my destiny solidly at my side." (Bella)

Twilight by Stephanie Mayer

★★★★

"About three things I was absolutely positive.  First, Edward was a vampire.  Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how potent that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.  And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him."

The Passionate Teacher: A Practical Guide by Robert Fried

★★★

"I want students to engage the way a clutch on a car gets engaged: an engine can be running, making appropriate noises, burning fuel and creating exhaust fumes, but unless the clutch is engaged, nothing moves.  It's all sound and smoke, and nobody gets anywhere."