“Growing up, she felt so unworthy of having her deepest desires satisfied, of being loved absolutely. She didn't feel that way anymore.”
“Unpopular, lonely and loving, Elinor need not trouble, For if she were not so loving, She would not be so miserable.”
“In the presence of total Darkness, the mind finds it absolutely necessary to create light.”
“Pella felt relieved to sit across from someone who was willing to act so unreservedly glum in her presence, as if she weren't there. David never did that--David's eyes were always right on her, probing, admiring, assessing, enjoying. That was what he called love.”
“She loved him absolutely, perhaps for half an hour.”