“You don’t need to marry a man with millions. You only need to be your exquisite self.”

“You don’t need to be married to love someone,' Leas said.”

“All you need is already within you, only you must approach your self with reverence and love. Self-condemnation and self-distrust are grievous errors. Your constant flight from pain and search for pleasure is a sign of love you bear for your self, all I plead with you is this: make love of your self perfect. Deny yourself nothing -- glue your self infinity and eternity and discover that you do not need them; you are beyond.”

“If you say you’re going to trust your man, then trust your man. Don’t revoke that privilege when he needs it most.”

“You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.”

“Don’t fuss. I love you just as you are, Mercy. I don’t need to swallow you whole, I don’t need to be in your head at all times. I just need to know that you’re there.”