Sometimes, love was not enough.

do not like this taste for adventure you have developed, sister.” “I am afraid I cannot guarantee I shall be rid of it anytime soon.

So what's your second suggestion?" "Tread lightly." "That's it? That's the best advice you can give me?" "All right, tread very lightly.

And... as long as they need me, it's easier to forget that I am alone.

I practice loving-kindness meditation, which cultivates compassion and equanimity.

He was struck dumb at the words though he should not be surprised; his wife kept him in a perpetual state of speechlessness.

First, I thought we'd already established that I am not a gentleman. That ship sailed long ago. And second, you'd be surprised what gentlemen do...and what ladies enjoy." ~Lord Bourne