Iain M. Banks Quote

Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is thread, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.

I would fight of course. Oh, I would fight. Better destroy everything than surrender her.

Rahul had wondered how someone could love their beloved so much that their dedication to them became one of the wonders of the world.

To be mature is, we're told, to move beyond possessiveness. Jealousy is for babies. The mature person knows that no one owns anyone.

When lust combines with love, feelings like dissatisfaction,lack of trust,lack of understanding,jealousy and possessiveness are produced

More than jealousy or possessiveness pettiness kills love.

It took so long to find you...and now I don't want it to change. I want it all set in amber. I want us and nobody else in the most selfish way you can imagine. I can't help it--I'm old-fashioned. I be...

'Whatever you need to call yourself to help you sleep at night, that's fine. Just as long as you know you're sleeping next to me.'

I have never said this to anyone before. Leo’s voice was like ragged velvet. But the idea of you with child is the most insanely arousing thing I’ve ever imagined. Your belly all swollen, your breasts...

Too bad,Elizabeth. You're Stuck with me.Not for a few decades,not for centuries. You're tied to me forever. That boy and girl offspring you talked off? They'll come from me--or no one.