He wasn't mine anywhere except in my heart.

We are hidiously rich Annabelle-- and I've got three older brothers, all unmarried. Would you consider one of them? If you like, I'll have one shipped across the Atlantic for your inspection." -Lillian Bowman

I had never felt the allure of another human being this strongly, warmth and curiosity mixing to form an unspoken question in the air.

Sometimes silence was easiest, when the only word left was good-bye.

I’ve won his heart, but it’s like owning a house in which most of the doors are permanently locked. He wants to shield me from all unpleasantness. And it’s not really marriage—not like the marriage you have with Cam—until he’s willing to share the worst of himself as well as the best of himself.

Sometimes a woman needs a man for company, no matter how useless he is.

That is kind of you, my lord. But I will never dance with you.' Which, of course, made it the goal of Leo's life.