Sooner or later everyone was driven to love someone they could never have.

Easy, Marks,' he whispered. 'One of us has to have some self-control, and it really should be you.

It might do wonders for your marriage,” Amelia continued. “It’s lovely to talk to your husband after you’ve been to bed together. They just lie there feeling grateful and say yes to everything.” - Amelia to Poppy

You won't kiss me for diamonds," he said, his voice slightly raspy, "but you will for chocolates?" Poppy nodded.

Love will break your heart,[...] but love can also mend it. Not many things in life are both the cause and the cure.

For thousands of nights I dreamed of making love to you. No man on earth has ever hated sunrise as I do.

The problem with chasing after happiness was that it wasn't a destination you could reach. It was something that happened along the way.