I love you, I thought. But I didn't say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one - that she won't say it back.

Seem like a lot of people wear shoes they can't walk in.

This isn't a fairy tale. It's New York City.

People make such a big deal about looks, but after a while, when you know someone, you don't even notice anymore.

True love would look a second time. True love would not be thwarted. True love would not accept no for an answer. He would search the world and certainly look again and again in every cottage in Euphrasia until he finds you.

I love you, I thought. But I didn't say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one - that she won't say it back.

Maybe you actually do need to face obstacles with someone to know that they're the one you'd sacrifice for.