“Gather the best you have to offer and create a heartfelt, prosperous life full of purpose.”

“Nurture your mind, body and spirit. Grow your Muse and you will lead a fulfilled life.”

“You know, Young, this is as good as anything gets. I wonder if this is it? Is this the very best day I'll ever have? (122)”

“I do not giggle without purpose. Lady Linette says you should never misapply a giggle.”

“She gathered herself up- rather like collecting her skirts before mountibg a carriage”

“There was, currently, far more hairy masculinity in her life than any Englishwoman should really have to put up with on a monthly basis. That said, half the pack was away fighting in northern India; someday there would be even more full-moon maleness. She thought of her husband; him she had to deal with on a daily basis.”

“To be noble,. . .was to account for the life you lived, to always account for your mistakes, and to have dignity and worth.”