“..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
...it is fifty percent what they see, and fifty percent what they think they see. — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“The night belonged to the bold, to the crazed and to the artist--often one and the same” — Anne Fortier Art Copy Share Image
You were right and I was wrong. When life hurts more than death, it is not worth living. — Anne Fortier Death Copy Share Image
“If you want to keep the bad guys in check, make sure the good guys are armed.” — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“He is right. You have to feel it" - she reached out and touched a hand to my chest- "in here.” — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“Your poetry is mysterious. Do you intend me to comprehend you, or are you hoping that I mistake my own dullness for… — Anne Fortier Mysterious Copy Share Image
“Did your patron specify a motif? Usually I do a standard Virgin Mary from the waist up, and in this case I… — 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
Romeo was cute …” “Cute?” Alessandro rolled his eyes. “What kind of man is cute?” “… and an excellent dancer …” “Romeo… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“I must have you, completely, at my table and in my bed, or I shall waste away like a starving prisoner. There… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“That is the lightest coffin I have ever carried," observed one of Romeo's companions. "Your [bell]ringer must have been a very slender… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
I absolutely believe the past had its share of warrior women who fought like men. Whether some of these were the actual… — Anne Fortier 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
“She squared her shoulders against his charms. "It depends on who kisses me. I highly suspect a kiss from you would instantly… — Anne Fortier Savings 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
“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
“We have come here for revenge,” Giulietta corrected him “and to gut that monster, Salimbeni, and string him up by his own… — Anne Fortier Revenge Copy Share Image
There is a trick to flying. The angels told me." He had smiled at my wide-eyed awe. "You need to forget everything… — Anne Fortier Angel Copy Share Image
“Giulietta pressed the letter against her heart. "I know what you are thinking. You wish to protect me...And you think Romeo will… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
She had died peacefully, in her sleep, after an evening of listening to all of her favorite Fred Astaire songs, one crackling… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
Look,' I said, struggling to keep up, 'I just wanna make one thing absolutely clear. I don't believe in guns. I just… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“To me, there is only one God. An unnamed presence we'll never understand. Everything else is human politics. It was human beings… — Anne Fortier Hell Copy Share Image
“Death turns all men into great lovers. Would that they were equally ardent while the body was still alive!” — Anne Fortier Death Copy Share Image
“Men always like to blame women for everything that goes wrong. Look at Adam and Eve.” — Anne Fortier Adam and eve Copy Share Image
Janice used to say that instinct was reason in a hurry; I was not so sure about the reason part. — Anne Fortier Instinct Copy Share Image
“But most important, it made me look as if I ate hidden heirlooms—and financial advisors—for breakfast.” — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
… "death turns all men into great lovers. Would that they were equally ardent while the lady was still alive! — Anne Fortier Alive Copy Share Image
“It was one of those moments that no scientist can ever reduce to numbers, try as she might.” — Anne Fortier Life Copy Share Image
By the time we left college, I had become my own image: a dandelion in the flower bed of society. Kinda cute,… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“Instead, a strange voice whispered, "How can love be a sin? If God did not want us to love, then why did… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
I'm from Europe, and I was very aware that there are a lot of literature snobs - especially in Europe. As soon… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
After the dress rehearsal that afternoon, someone had misplaced the vial of poison, and for lack of better, Romeo would have to… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
...had always taken for granted that the whole world was in a state of constantly fluctuating madness, and that a neurosis was… — Anne Fortier Facts Copy Share Image
While at Oxford in 1999, I met Jonathan Fortier, who is a Montreal-born Canadian. Despite the challenges of a transatlantic relationship, we… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
Peppo!" I yelled, pulling at my cousin's suspenders. "I really don't want to be arrested, okay?" "Don't worry!" Peppo turned a corner… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
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… — Anne Fortier 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
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
![“That is the lightest coffin I have ever carried," observed one of Romeo's companions. "Your [bell]ringer must have been a very slender man, Friar Lorenzo. Make sure to choose a fat one next time that he may stand more firmly in that windy bell tower.” quote by Anne Fortier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/anne-fortier-7042_coffin_that-is-the-lightest-coffin-i-have-ever_918748.jpg)
