Many times in life I've regretted the things I've said without thinking. But I've never regretted the things I said nearly as much as the words I left unspoken.

The London season is like one of those Drury Lane melodramas in which marriage is always the ending. And no one ever seems to give any thought as to what happens after. But marriage isn’t the end of the story it’s the beginning. And it demands the efforts of both partners to make a success of it.

Very well,” Beatrix said reluctantly. “But I warn you, they may be resistant to the match.” “I’m resistant to the match,” Christopher informed her. “At least we’ll have that in common.

What did you do with memories, feelings, needs, that didn’t belong anywhere?

I have always hated flying. The idea of it is an affront to nature. People are meant to stay on the ground.

She had discovered that the best remedy for heartache was trying to make herself useful to others.

A lifetime with such a woman was not nearly enough.