He buried his hands in the rich velvet of her hair. “I thought I’d die for wanting you.

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

Then you're a bigger fool than I thought. Since when has any man ever been worthy of the woman he loved? It's only by God's grace that they love us in spite of ourselves.

You care enough to play hard to get.

You asked me once if I would still love you when your lips were puckered with age and your eyes were faded. I can assure you that I will still love you when I have only the strength (and the scant teeth) left to gum those puckered lips. I shall love you when your bones are sharp enough to pierce my fragile flesh. I shall love you when the light in my own eyes fades for good and yours is the last sweet face I see. Because I am and ever shall be.

A true friend never asks you to feed their imaginary fish. Or fertilize their imaginary crops.

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