Mr. Sand, do you think it's possible to fall in love in the space of a single day?" He smiled. "I wouldn't know. I only fall in love at night. Never lasts beyond breakfast, though.

Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it.

He couldn’t compare a woman to a torrentially beautiful monsoon, and then look surprised that he’d gotten wet.

Certainty becomes you.

Is it truly so unfathomable, that an imperfect girl might be perfectly loved?

Oh no. Don't smile. You'll kill me. I stop breathing when you smile.

Don’t. Don’t play that game.” His brow pressed to hers. “When I heard you cry out . . . it was like a saber to the gut. I wanted to die.

Forgive me, Your Grace. Are you suggesting a woman is some sort of … piece of fruit to you? One squeeze, and you know if she’s ripe?

A man might engage in flirtation with distinterest, even disdain. But he never teases without affection.

What is the world coming to, with these modern women? A man can't tell them what to do.

The Blushing Pansy," his cousin read aloud, in a tone of abject horror. "Tea shop and confectionery." Bram swore. This was going to be ugly.

Never doubt who you are!

May hope rise within you. May peace wash over you.

For a single woman preparing for company means wiping the lipstick off the milk carton.

For six months I couldn't sleep. With insomnia, nothing's real. Everything is far away. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy.

The best way to persuade is with your ears.

The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great, that I thought I was in a dream.

You would not want to be responsible for someone else's happiness, so please do not hold someone else responsible for yours!

motivation is highest when the probability of success is 50 percent: We don't get involved if the task is too easy or too hard.

So how come it looks so beautiful? How come the moon falls from the sky?

Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down ? That's not my department.