As all-consuming as a young girl's fancies were ... a woman's desires could be twice as dangerous.

You care enough to play hard to get.

A lady has every right to defend herself against unsought advances. And creatures of the night.

Alone.'Twas her destiny to be ever surrounded by others, yet ever alone.

Women are delicate creatures. Fragile. Gentle. Made by God to be sheltered from the harshness of this world.. Morgan MacDonnell

Max: "You'll never be good enough to deserve her, you know." Ash: "God doesn't always give you what you deserve," Ash said quietly. "Sometimes he gives you what you can't live without.

His lips nuzzled her ear. “Whether you go or stay, I will love you until I die,” he whispered.