“...there were no guarantees in life, only promises and whispers.”

“...But sometimes life made you give up what you loved most. Sometimes there were no compromises or bargains.”

“But even she had figured out that there was no point giving up a great job and following him to the ends of the earth, when he simply refused to make any promises about, or even discuss, the future.”

“Life, a good life, a great life is about "Why not?" May we never forget it.”

“Her father said, whenever the subject came up, that if she'd lose some weight, she'd find a boyfriend. She knew that wasn't necessarily the case, since plenty of girls who had perfect figures and were half her size couldn't find a boyfriend. And other girls who were overweight were happily married, engaged or had significant others.Romance, she knew, wasn't directed tied to your weight, there were a lot of other factors.”

“Her writing was her only escape, her only means of survival. It was a respite from a cruel world, despite seemingly comfortable surroundings.”

“This was real life, not a book. And inreal life, people met, nothing happened, and you wenthome. Or they went o� to Egypt and told you that theyweren’t a commitment kind of guy after six years. Thatwas real life. Not a guy like Marc. Or the marquis.”