You don’t annoy me.” Carefully he rebuttoned the placket of her shirt. “I thought you did, at first. But now I realize it was more like the feeling you get when your foot’s been asleep. And when you start moving, the blood coming back into it is uncomfortable . . . but also good. Do you understand what I mean?” “Yes. I make your feet tingle.” A smile came to his lips. “Among other things.

Merripen, despite his fear of heights, had often climbed a ladder to wash the second floor window for her. He had wanted her view of the outside world to be clear. He had said the sky should always be blue for her.

I've never been convinced that everything in a relationship needs to be talked about. Some things can't be fixed by a conversation

She was a beautiful woman, if not a happy one, and attracting a man was never a problem. Keeping one, however, was a different matter.

Opening up to the wrong person is like putting ammo in their hands.

The question, love, is whether you want me enough to take the risk.

I rarely dislike people for things they can't change, they usually give me sufficient cause to dislike them for other reasons.