“How do you feel? she asked, trying to fluff his pillow. Other than terrible, I mean.He moved his head slightly to the side. It seemed to be a sickly interpretation of a shrug.Of course youre feelin...”

“He loved her.He wanted her.He needed her.And he needed her now.”

“Well, she finally said, hes coming back shortly, so you are absolved of your responsibilities. No. The word came from him like an oath, emerging from the very core of his being. She looked at him i...”

“If you do not apologize to Lady Honoria, Marcus said, his voice so mild as to be terrifying, I will kill you.There was a collective gasp, and Daisy faked a swoon, sliding elegantly into Iris, who p...”

“You are always looking at people like this. And then she made a face, one he couldnt possibly begin to describe.If I ever look like that, he said dryly, precisely like that, to be more precise, I g...”

“Thank you, she whispered, sending up a quick prayer for his continued recovery.Youre welcome, Marcus murmured.Honoria let out a little shriek of surprise, jumping back nearly a foot.Sorry, he said,...”

“When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for t...”

“You know Balbec so well - do you have friends in the area?'I have friends wherever there are companies of trees, wounded but not vanquished, which huddle together with touching obstinacy to implore...”

“Things that matter are not easy. Feelings of happiness are easy. Happiness is not. Flirting is easy. Love is not. Saying youre friends is easy. Being friends is not.”

“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.”

“If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way with...”

“When we are at peace within our marriage, the effects can be astounding! We will raise happier children, become better employees, and overall find the joy in life.”

“Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere.”