Her life, she realized, had all the charm of a steel trap.

I've always believed in savoring the moments. In the end, they are the only things we'll have.

Don't go looking for boys in the dark They will say pretty things then leave you with scars. Do go looking for boys in the park For that is where the true gentlemen are.

Well, if you weren't flirting with him"-his voice had now grown a little plaintive-"who was he, and what did you want with him anyway?" "If you are so determined to bore me, I may just have to go home." Astrid sighed carelessly, "What a shame, when I am wearing such a pretty dress.

They will stop calling brides beautiful after today—you have simply set the standard too high,' he said.

As she always did on any really important day, Penelope Hayes wore red.

She considered herself unconventional.