“He likes you, Zara. He took care of you. That's what men do when they take a shine to you.”
“When a man likes you, he will be interested in finding out what you like. If he makes you happy, he feels more secure. Everything men do is intended to impress women.”
“What can I do?” he asked. “To start taking care of you?”
“When you feel like things are out of control, you take control.Yeah, that's what you do. Take control.So, yeah.Oh, yeah.”
“Men broke into their homes, killed their families, threatened you--and you won't let them do anything for fear you'll be hurt. That's selfish. How would you like it if I took your bow and said I cared too much about you to let you fight?”
“What Hardy had found, however, was that he liked taking care of her. He liked being her knight in shining armor. He liked spending those few extra minutes with her. So he did.”