“I've never created a riot before. I did cause a brawl at the last formal. A large number of young women there actually arrived with the expectation of seducing me into matrimony, and a couple of th...”

“Georgie, stop trying to resurrect the shoes. They were never alive in the first place.”

“It's awful to be rich and mind-boggingly handsome and have women fawn over you. My heart bleeds for you. Poor dear, how do you manage?”

“She handed him a glass of water and two Aleve gelcaps. Theyre anti-inflammatories. They will dull the pain a little bit and keep down swelling and redness. Swallow the pills, dont chew.Well, I thou...”

“One day, shed find a way to live her life to the fullest. She was sure of it. She just had no idea how she would manage it.”

“Give me a few minutes.You have time. He sat in the grass.Are you just going to sit there and watch me?Yes. Watching pretty peasant girls is what we poor little rich boys do best.Peasant?He shrugged...”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”

“History has been written, but it has not always been right or complete.”

“I want to kiss you again, Tess.Why?He chuckled, low under his breath. Why? Because youre beautiful, and because I want you. And I think you want me too.”

“With every breath I take, I will always love you.”