One hand was behind his back, and he held it out, presenting a bouquet of white and smoky purple lilies. "They're straight from the underworld, by the way. They are everlasting. They won't die."

The words marriage and divorce were always used together, like they went hand in hand together.

Good things come to those who wait.

My head'll explode if I continue with this escapism.

Maybe you could be mine / or maybe we'll be entwined / aimless in this sexless foreplay.

Follow your heart, Ithilnin," Albirich repeated. "Time is precious. Don't waste it living someone else's life.

There's more to the erotic life than explicitness.