Elizabeth, if you want to be kissed, all you have to do is put your lips on mine.

You will soon discover that in matters of the heart, memories are much kinder than reality

I think we women underrate ourselves when it comes to our courage and strength.

It would have hurt no matter who took you the first time.

You can't outwit fate by standing on the sidelines placing little sidebets about the outcome of life. either you wade in and risk everything you have to play the game or you don't play at all. and if u don't play u can't win.

His gaze held hers, and his voice was tender and rough. “Love me, Elizabeth.” Elizabeth felt a tremor run through her entire body, but she looked at him without flinching. “I do.

The two of them simply weren't attracted to just any attractive, eligible man; they were attracted rarely, but when it happened, it was evidently a life-altering experience.