Gentle He Would Be, Denied He Would

Any Piece Of Good Music Is In Essence A Love Song.

Not For The First Time, I Reflected That Intimacy And Romance Are Not Synonymous.

Ye Werena The First Lass I Kissed," He Said Softly. "but I Swear You'll Be The Last.

I Have No Objection To Well-written Romance, But I'd Read Enough Of It To Know That That's Not What I Had Written. I Also Knew That If It Was Sold As Romance I'd Never Be Reviewed By The 'new York Times' Or Any Other Literarily Respectable Newspaper - Which Is Basically True, Although The 'washington Post' Did Get Round To Me Eventually.

Overall, The Library Held A Hushed Exultation, As Though The Cherished Volumes Were All Singing Soundlessly Within Their Covers.