In no other place had I ever seen female purity celebrated…

“Shush!” said Ambrogio to the dog, “I advise you to hide, in case it is the horned one trying to get in. I know…

— Anne Fortier

Think about it. He drinks poison. What kind of man drinks poison? She is the one who stabs herself with his dagger. The manly…

— Anne Fortier

I’ll be back tomorrow,” he said, “at nine o’clock. Don’t open your door to anyone else.” “Not even my balcony door?” “Especially not your…

— Anne Fortier

...it is fifty percent what they see, and fifty percent what they think they see.

— Anne Fortier

In many ways, a degree in the history of ideas is the ideal training for an aspiring writer.

— Anne Fortier

Verona is a very beautiful city, but Siena just never ceases to fascinate me.

— Anne Fortier

I think Shakespeare is everybody's treasure.

— Anne Fortier

“Juliet by Ann Fortier. The Maestro (Chapter5) ... the slight nausea he was feeling must be somewhat near what God was feeling every minute…

— Anne Fortier

Janice used to say that instinct was reason in a hurry; I was not so sure about the reason part.

— Anne Fortier

Only weak men want women to be weak.

— Anne Fortier

“There are some things," he said softly, "that a princess has to do alone.”

— Anne Fortier

“Happiness is the worst threat to my business. Dreams are what it's all about. Frustrations. Fantasies that never come true.”

— Anne Fortier

We are all cups, and our destiny is poured according to measures we cannot understand, cannot influence.

— Anne Fortier

“The Salimbeni genes,” I observed, rolling my eyes, “are yet again rearing their ugly head. Let me guess, if we were married, you would…

— Anne Fortier

While at Oxford in 1999, I met Jonathan Fortier, who is a Montreal-born Canadian. Despite the challenges of a transatlantic relationship, we remained keen…

— Anne Fortier