He had seen me several times, and had intended to call on me long before, but a peculiar combination of circumstances had prevented it.

Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply.

Grown up, and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another.

I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't.

I can’t tell you just how wonderful she is. I don’t want you to know. I don’t want any one to know.

She knew few words and believed in none.

Well, you never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people's lives. Yet from this fog his affection emerged--the best contacts are when one knows the obstacles and still wants to preserve a relation.