“... I firmly believe that a woman can be whatever she wants to be if she sets her mind to it.”

“The arrogant man probably thought his path to heaven was already assured, and that he acted in accordance to Gods will just by breathing.”

“Wasn't that the way of the world, though? Only the strong survived, and the weak perished.”

“It simply isn’t a woman’s nature to be silent for prolonged periods of time.”

“The softness of her touch, the emerald eyes gazing into his when they held hands and circled, attacked his defenses and flung them aside as if he were a helpless lad. If she'd come at him with a da...”

“Enya assessed him like a woman would a piece of fine cloth. "Rugged land for a rugged man.”

“It simply isn’t a woman’s nature to be silent for prolonged periods of time.”

“And if you ever - and I do mean ever - try to leave me, Im goin with you.”

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

“Annabelle gave him a chiding smile. If youre implying that Im spoiled, I assure you that I am not.You should be. His warm gaze slid over her pink-tinted face and slender upper body, then sought her...”

“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.”