Love always hurts. That’s one thing I know you know. But it’s worth it. That’s what you don’t know. Yet.

Wasn't that the point to being married? That you had a partner, someone you trusted, to help with important decisions.

Not every man was sorry when he hurt a woman.

But surprises were nothing new to her. Like opening a can of mushroom soup and finding tomato instead; be grateful and eat it anyway.

He was the only person in the world she was tongue-tied around, and yet the only person she really wanted to talk to.

How could someone with a life this full feel this empty?

There was a certain power beautiful mothers held over their less beautiful daughters.