“..he wanted her.And at another time, as another man, he would have her. Without hesitation. As lover. . . as more.”

“Ralston looked down his long, elegant nose at the vile creature at his feet, and said, You just impugned the honor of my future marchioness. Choose your seconds. I will see you at dawn.Leaving Oxfo...”

“She had wanted more than she could have.She had wanted him, and more... she had wanted him to want her.In the name of something bigger than tradition, bolder than reputation, more important than a ...”

“I've loved him for a decade. And I had him for one day before I made a complete and utter mess of things. Or he did. I'm still not sure about that.”

“{Calpurnia)"My mothershes desperate for a daughter she can dress like a porcelain doll. Sadly, I shall never be such a child. How I long for my sister to come out and distract the countess from my ...”

“Yes, she was a scandal.Her brother simply didnt know it.I fell in the Serpentine today.Yes, well, that doesnt usually happen to women in London. But its not so much of a scandal as it is a challenge.”

“Was it all in my head? A Lunar trick?Her stomach twisted. No. She shook her head, fervently. How to explain that she hadnt had the gift before? That she couldnt have used it against him? I would ne...”

“If you can find happiness inside of you, nothing will be able to create angst in your mind.”

“Pain dutifully reminds me that the world is terribly imperfect, but it faithfully helps me appreciate the world on those days when its a little closer to being perfect.”

“The heart was made to be broken.”

“He does something to me, that boy. Every time. Its his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.”

“Was it hard?" I ask.Letting go?"Not as hard as holding on to something that wasn't real.”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”