“It's never too late to start a happy ending”
“But we can just go out and not have to talk and we feel comfortable. That's love. And I can;t picture it ending.”
“I think you're really nice""I'm nothing special." it's not a lament. More a statement.”
“Villanelle for my valentineOld love, I thought I'd never see the timebecause of all we've done and often saidwhen I'd be yours, my dear, and you'd be mine.And what relief to soften, and resignthe battle of the heart over the head.old love, I thought I'd never see the timewhen qualms and cold feet that could undermineall we've held out for, dissipate insteadnow that I'm yours, my dear and you are mine.I'm still amazed how our two lives alignthe two of us! A pair! Take it as read,old love, I thought I'd never see the timeThe tangle of our jumpers in the line,the battle for the blankets in our bedconfirm that I am yours, and you are mine.So then, this is my pledge, my valentine:my hand's in yours for all that lies ahead.Oh love, there's never been a better timenow that I'm yours, and finally, you're mine.”
“Don't fool yourself that they don't know. You might not admit that the sun exists, but it exists anyway.”
“Expressing emotion is not so easy. He has to remind himself that English is not her first language. Expressing emotion can be difficult even when the words are familiar. ”
“The sex was so passionate it bordered on violence. It was not vanilla. It was passion as suffering”