However difficult forgiving someone may be, it is necessary to move forward.
You must simply marry the man who feels like your dearest friend.[to Daphne]
You have no idea what it is to be a woman, what it might feel like to have one’s entire life reduced to a single moment.[to Anthony]
When I am actually in the presence of children, I forget all about my own concerns. They are the easiest company in the world.
True love is something else entirely. It is when the rest of the world goes quiet. It is not eyes that meet but souls that dance. Settle into each other. Make room for each other until there is nowhere else to hide.
To meet a beautiful woman is one thing, but to meet your best friend in the most beautiful of women is something entirely apart.
There are perhaps darker turns in these woods than we’ve been taught to expect, but there is light to be found at their end. And I know, one day, we both will find it.[to Eloise]
It is not a man’s appearance or title that will woo you. It is his mind and spirit that will court yours. He will speak in a manner that only your heart can hear.[to Edwina]
It has been said that silence can wield more power than words. No one knows that better than me. It is in silence where one may find truth. All one has to do, I suppose, is listen for it.
All is fair in love and war, but some battles leave no victor, only a trail of broken hearts that makes us wonder if the price we pay is ever worth the fight.
You were not a fool. You merely believed yourself in love. One should never apologize for that. One finds oneself in such an incredible position, and, well, one should declare it, assuredly, fervently, loudly.[to Colin]
We will all need to find love one day.