If she were here I wouldn't be able to keep my hands off her. I would hold her so close she'd beg me to let her breathe. I'd kiss her so hard she'd plead for mercy. I'd unfasten her clothing and lie with her onthat hard bed, and what was between us would be as far above the ordinary congress between man and woman as the stars are above their pale reflections in the lake below.
Juliet MarillierThis is aโa proposal of marriage?โ he asked me, and there was the very smallest trace of a smile at the corner of his mouth, something I had never seen before. โI suppose so,โ I said, blushing again. โAnd, as you see, Iโm doing it properly, on my knees.โ โThis would, however, be a partnership of equals youโre offering, I imagine?โ โUndoubtedly.โ (448-49)
Juliet MarillierWith respect," said Red, and his voice had gone so quiet people hushed each other to hear him, "my tale is yet unfinished; you should hear me out. And it is her answer I have come to hear, not yours.
Juliet MarillierBut there is one thing you must remember, if you forget all else. There is no good or evil, save in the way you see the world. There is no dark or light save in your own vision. All changes in the blink of an eyelid; yet all remains the same.
Juliet Marillier