I’m not certain you’d know the right sort of man for you if he arrived on our doorstep riding an elephant.” “I would think the elephant would be a fairly good indication that I ought to look elsewhere.

I don't know whether to toss you through that window or shake your hand and say 'Well done'" Henry said in a tired voice.

There were only so many ways a man‟s heart could break, and he had a feeling his couldn‟t survive another puncture.

He smiled, and suddenly she knew that his words were true. Everything would be all right. Maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but soon. Tragedy couldn't coexist in a world with one of Colin's smiles.

He said he loved me,” she whispered. Daniel swallowed, and he had the strangest sensation, almost a premonition of what it must like to be a parent. Someday, God willing, he’d have a daughter, and that daughter would look like the woman standing in front of him, and if ever she looked at him with that bewildered expression, whispering, “He said he loved me . . .” Nothing short of murder would be an acceptable response.

I didn't think I should die but I did not know how I would Live.

You don't always have to kiss a lot of frogs to recognize a prince when you find one -Henrietta Barett