"Winter sunshine is a fairy wand touching everything with a strange magic. It is like the smile of a friend in time of sorrow."

“When I die I want to go to Vogue.”

“I have to tell you I enjoy Jon Stewart. That's the truth. I actually think he's very funny. I've paid to see him do his stand-up routine.”

“The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.”

“We must practice modesty, not only in our looks, but also in our whole deportment, and particularly in our dress, our walk, our conversation, and all similar actions.”

“Seventy-five percent of MS sufferers are women”

“I've lost a million and a half on the horses and dice in the last two years. And the funny part is, I still like 'em, and if someone handed me another million I'd put it right in the nose of some horse that looked good to me.”

“Coffee, It's the life blood that fuels the dreams of champions!”

“A corner of his mouth quirked up. “I play pool. Shoot hoops sometimes too. Any other sport you’re curious about?” “Hockey? Polo?” “Simultaneously. Trick is to keep the horses on their skates.”

Source : Devon Monk (2010). “Magic on the Storm: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.60, Penguin