If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson

When men start talking about 'honor', there is sure to be trouble ahead.

I don't think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn't someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven't, I claim the credit myself.)

Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn't planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I'm not recommending it as a way to write. It's very sloppy, but it works for me.

The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.--Ameila Peabody

I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.

A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.