She wanted to say 'I love you like a thunderstorm, like a lion, like a helpless rage'.
We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary.
The most expensive part of building is the mistakes.
It was the most romantic plane ever made.
There is no point in asking a man a question until you have established whether he has any reason to lie to you.
You see, all that I ever held dear has been taken from me," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. "And when you've lost everything-" Her facade began to crumble, and her voice broke, but she made herself carry on. "When you've lost everything, you've got nothing to lose.