His gaze held hers, and his voice was tender and rough. “Love me, Elizabeth.” Elizabeth felt a tremor run through her entire body, but she looked at him without flinching. “I do.

There's only one thing a bully respected: bigger bully.

Make your choice and accept the consequences.

Opening up to the wrong person is like putting ammo in their hands.

You have to rely on whatever sparks you have inside.

Because one day of something wonderful is better than a forever of nothing special.

Sometimes a woman needs a man for company, no matter how useless he is.

the absence of tears wasn't the same as an absence of feeling.

I think in a moment of weakness, you might surprise yourself.

A well-read woman is a dangerous creature.

Reformed rakes often make the best husbands

Matt: I know you can cook. Meredith: What makes you so sure? Matt: Because less than an hour ago, you set me on fire.

Nor is he man enough to make a woman of you.

Elizabeth, if you want to be kissed, all you have to do is put your lips on mine.

It would have hurt no matter who took you the first time.

I buy everything in sight. It took my last ounce of control not to buy one of these in every color.

At my age, I regard each funeral I attend as a personal triumph, because I was not the guest of honor.

Love" and all the obsessive behaviors associated with it, was an absurd emotion.

I do not believe that grief is ever so great that it can not be contained within.