“ Alex understood such discipline. He knew the rarity of it, and the cost. And on the rare occasions when he happened to touch her, he did wonder what else she might have been, if she had not been so de… Meredith Duran
“ For God's sake, Gwen," he said gently. "What matter that I love you. That's not the bit that's always been missing."Her lips parted. They wished to ask a question she could not bear to bring herself t… Meredith Duran
“ And I said, 'That is why you don't climb mountains, Gwen.' But now I wonder. You aren't afraid of heights.""No", she said. "Not particularly.""Only missteps."She paused midstroke. Did he mean to imply… Meredith Duran
“ There. That is the answer to this riddle. The promises I can make, and the one I can't. Gwen. I will never leave you willingly. Life is a risk, and so love is, as well. But I swear to God, you will no… Meredith Duran
“ If Gerry were dying of thirst and spotted Alex two feet from a well, he still would not think he required his younger brother's help. It simply would never occur to him that Alex might be able to prov… Meredith Duran
“ She wished he could make her somehow indelibly his; that they were still children so they could cut their fingers and mingle their blood and know this meant something. She longed for some transformati… Meredith Duran
“ Surely this is what death would be like: nothingness, oblivion, as the world continued to turn, heedless of her absence. Meredith Duran
“ She knew his secret: for all his wandering, his independence and his unorthodox ways, he took his responsibilities very seriously. He even borrowed others' responsibilities, making them his own simply… Meredith Duran
“ Lord John: 'The court has suffered most sorely for your absence. We hardly know where to find our amusement now.' Lady Nora: 'I am sorry to hear that, I suppose it takes some wit to produce one's own… Meredith Duran
“ I admit, that the brain does not govern the body as well as one might wish- else all men would be saints and hell would be empty of lechers. Meredith Duran
“ He knew himself well enough to know his own faults. Impatient and judgmental and stubborn and often too quick to act: he would try never to crush her, never to overwhelm her or bend her to his will, b… Meredith Duran
“ What modern art required was an imagination drawn to possibilities, rather than braced by smug presumptions. Meredith Duran
“ Manners come down to a single principle, talk of nothing that might actually prove interesting. Meredith Duran
“ Or perhaps, despite your brave words to my parents, you've forgotten what love and loyalty look like. They aren't sacraments, Jane, for only God is perfect, only Go deserves our love without judgement… Meredith Duran
“ Miss Masters was not content with threatening to hire away his staff, oh no. First, she had to perfume it. Meredith Duran
