“Heart-stopping envy is the sincerest form of flattery.”

“There was no pleasure like being envied on a mass scale.”

“She was a vision in a white gown her dark hair forming a hazy halo around her rosy heart-shaped face. Her long lashes fluttered to touch her cheeks and then her eyes opened fully in his direction. Her small round mouth flexed in an immediate and knowing smile. That's the girl I'm going to marry Henry thought.”

“It's the craziest thing, but I can't stop thinking about you.”

“Life was a short window and there was no sense in doing the wrong thing over and over even if it was so difficult to stop.”

“They will stop calling brides beautiful after today—you have simply set the standard too high,' he said.”

“It was disgraceful but also romantic enough to make Lina's heart turn.”