I changed your life.” She looked down at the peach they shared. “You changed min. I’m glad of it.” And back into his eyes. “Every day. I’m glad of it. I’d like a pond, and maybe something to sit on so we could watch the creepy, interesting fish.” “That would suit me very well.” She linked her arms around his neck, laid her cheek on his. Love finds a way, she thought.

Sometimes a wind comes up, blows you off course. You’re not ready for it, but if you’re lucky, you end up in a more interesting place than you’d planned.

Those big blue eyes were swimming, and he was afraid that if the first tear fell, he would break and carry her off anywhere she wanted to go.

I said, you're the beat of my heart, the breath in my body, the light in my soul.

Even a good place gets to be a rut, especially if you're standing in it alone... Alone and lonely have the same root.

You bring the color and the life. It's a lucky man who is offered that color and life, and a wise one who values it.

It's about us. It's about trust.