He stared at me with bitter understanding. We both knew there was no room in this for friendship. Nothing left but childhood history.

I think you'll have to marry me, Miss Fielding." "To save your reputation?" Derek grinned, bending to kiss the flash of pale throat revealed by the robe. "Someone has to make a respectable man of me.

If I never have anything from him except this one moment I am going to take it. Take it now, or drown in regret later.

Because handsomeness is always accompanied by vanity.And I suppose ugliness is accompanied by a wealth of virtues?

I grew up being very shy, very much a bookworm, and I remember desperately wondering how to be accepted by the popular kids.

Have you ever wanted something so much that you would do anything to have it - even knowing that it was bad for you?" "Of course," Adam replied. "All truly enjoyable things in life are invariably bad for you - and they are even better when done to excess.

A good conversation always involves a certain amount of complaining. I like to bond over mutual hatreds and petty grievances.