“Even dead, Scarlett seemed able to graft my thoughts onto yearnings a gentleman should never ever contemplate. But then again, no gentleman had ever lived a night wrapped in her cool limbs, savouri...”

“My heart felt withered, a neglected fruit that would never again sweeten, now that my love was dead.”

“I had to be strong, for every man and woman in our fair community was here to witness my beloved being put to rest, some with satisfaction, and some with relief. But all would gather an accounting ...”

“Pastor Smith did not have the religious constitution needed to provide salvation for any of us whod had a hand in this tragic event. We had put on the armour of God, and there was no undoing what w...”

“The group’s laughter echoed off the stained, plaster ceiling. I raised my beer, but before I clinked the bottles together, I challenged him. “You think you’re a man I won’t forget?”“Ah’m nae any ma...”

“You are not supposed to go out and find love. Love will find you when you are ready.”

“You do not find love. It finds you.”

“Love is supposed to lift you up, not hold you down. It is supposed to push you forward, not hold you back.”

“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so?There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.”

“Be wary of strong drink, it can make you shoot at the tax collector...and miss.”

“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.”

“Ya smell like honey," he said. "I'm allergic to bees," she whispered. "I'll do my best not to sting ya, love.”

“No matter how much he denied his attraction to her, those red curls haunted his dreams like brilliant flames that couldn't be extinguished... "Fuirich air falbh on teine," he said under his breath,...”

“The only thing that can hurt me now is the thought of never knowing this feeling again. To never be able to touch you this way again...”