“And so we walked through customs arm in arm; while the officer barely looked at my passport, he did look twice at… — Anne Fortier Passport Copy Share Image
Think about it. He drinks poison. What kind of man drinks poison? She is the one who stabs herself with his dagger.… — Anne Fortier Dagger Copy Share Image
It's what we call a dolce pazzia... a sweet madness. Once you feel it, you will never want to leave it. — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“don’t invite a girl on board if you don’t have a six-pack antilock braking system.” — Anne Fortier Girl Copy Share Image
“Happiness is the worst threat to my business. Dreams are what it's all about. Frustrations. Fantasies that never come true.” — Anne Fortier Business Copy Share Image
In many ways, a degree in the history of ideas is the ideal training for an aspiring writer. — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
Verona is a very beautiful city, but Siena just never ceases to fascinate me. — Anne Fortier Beautiful Copy Share Image
“Everything has a shadow-side. In my opinion, that is what makes life interesting.” — Anne Fortier Dark side Copy Share Image
A novel is, hopefully, the starting point of a conversation, one in which the author engages readers and asks that they see… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“It didn't really matter that we couldn't understand each other, what mattered were those little smiles and nods that said so much… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
I was in Siena and decided I wanted to write a story set there. Then I discovered that the original story of… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“Knights don’t cry.” “They certainly do,” said the Comandante, taking the boy’s hand, “but only when they are clean and dressed, and… — Anne Fortier Knights Copy Share Image
“I should have never taught you girls to read! I suspect you have been reading the Bible behind my back-that is enough… — Anne Fortier Bible Copy Share Image
For as long as I could remember, he had never worn a single piece of clothing that could be considered casual. Khaki… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
If you let go of me now,” I whispered, stretching against him, “it could be another six hundred years before you find… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
But he is an Italian," was Umberto's sensible reply. "He doesn't care if you break some law a little bit, as long… — Anne Fortier Beautiful Copy Share Image
“The Salimbeni genes,” I observed, rolling my eyes, “are yet again rearing their ugly head. Let me guess, if we were married,… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“It put him in mind of the grand death of Julius Caesar, stabbed by a throng of Roman senators and dying very… — Anne Fortier Death Copy Share Image
The Amazons is a stupendous achievement--a long-anticipated centerpiece in the great puzzle of humankind. The story of these forbidden women, silenced for… — Anne Fortier Achievement Copy Share Image
“In fact, I shall drink several, and perchance the wine will send me straight to Paradise that I may meet her in… — Anne Fortier Wine Copy Share Image
“It is a great honor to meet you, young man. Now, here is someone very special that I want you to meet.”… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
The Hawley Book of the Dead had me completely spellbound from beginning to end. A storytelling virtuosa, Chrysler Szarlan has woven a… — Anne Fortier Adventure Copy Share Image
“Juliet by Ann Fortier. The Maestro (Chapter5) ... the slight nausea he was feeling must be somewhat near what God was feeling… — Anne Fortier Emotion Copy Share Image
“Look, I just wanna make one thing absolutely clear. I don't believe in guns. I just want peace. Okay?" Alessandro stopped in… — Anne Fortier Peace Copy Share Image
“In no other place had I ever seen female purity celebrated by a 355-foot phallic object. But maybe that was me.” — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“..myself standing in front of Monticello wearing a veil and a wedding gown, hand in hand with a very muscular President Jefferson.” — Anne Fortier Hand in hand Copy Share Image
We are all cups, and our destiny is poured according to measures we cannot understand, cannot influence. — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“You can put a girlfriend on a motorcycle, yes, but what about your children and your bridesmaids, and your mother-in-law?” — Anne Fortier Children Copy Share Image
“Careful!” warned Friar Lorenzo, trying to close the lid. “You know not what infection those lips carry!” — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
Don't underestimate the power of events that happened a long time ago. That is the tragic flaw of modern man. — Anne Fortier Events Copy Share Image
“There are some things," he said softly, "that a princess has to do alone.” — Anne Fortier Princess Copy Share Image
“In her exquisite handwriting, Eva Maria anticipated that her clothes might not fit me perfectly. But, she concluded, it was better than… — Anne Fortier Fashion Copy Share Image
I wish I had the power to flip my reality upside down like an hourglass, and that life wasn't a finite affair,… — Anne Fortier Affair Copy Share Image
Great love, you believe, carries the seeds of great sorrow. Well, perhaps you are right. Perhaps the wise spurn one to remain… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“If you must, go and frolic with a herdsman under a starry, sky, but do not attempt to share his daylight. For… — Anne Fortier Sun Copy Share Image
Ever since childhood, I've been interested in history and myth. Not just the facts and figures of the past, but everything that… — Anne Fortier Age Copy Share Image
“...or perhaps about acknowledging that life is a delicate balance of great forces, and that good would lose its potency if there… — Anne Fortier Evil Copy Share Image
“What kind of woman agrees to a blind date at the top of a tower? And what kind of man spends his… — Anne Fortier Blind date Copy Share Image
Within the realm of fiction, it is always tempting to set one's stories in a dystopian future, where all our misgivings about… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“Shush!” said Ambrogio to the dog, “I advise you to hide, in case it is the horned one trying to get in.… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
