“Okay, Eliza. Now–you know–rise up! Think about those buffalos," Abby said."Walking backward," added Ben."Wearing diapers!" Ricky reminded her, giggling with glee."I know how to do it!" Eliza snapped.”

“A plot that had filled her with glee when she began, was now revealed as flimsy and transparent. Eliza scratched out what she'd written. It would not do. And yet, whichever way she twisted the plot, she couldn't make it work. For which fairy tale princess ever chose her maid over her prince?”

“The said Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now clustered round their mama in the drawing-room: she lay reclined on a sofa by the fireside, and with her darlings about her (for the time neither quarrelling nor crying) looked perfectly”

“She really did trust Eliza. People made mistakes. She understood that now. And as Happy as she was to be with Ryan again, her friendship with Eliza was just as important. You only met a few kindred spirits in your life, and you had to hold on to the ones you were lucky enough to find.”

“Diaper spelled backwards is repaid , think about it.”

“Eliza Jane, I pressed a kiss to her palm. "I want you to be mine forever. Will you marry me?”