He smiled at her. And it hit her like a mallet to the temple, the realization that she was in love with him. Stupidly, dreadfully in love with him.Overnight, she'd become a fool.
Dreams are not real; but when you are inside a dream, it is real to you.
Never mind what a man says; watch what he does.
Life had its way of beating humbleness into a man.
And the brave make their own fortune!
Better be unromantic than thoroughly used and still poor.