“Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great difference between us. Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never. ”

“Look, if I don't flirt with you, you should take that as a compliment. I don't always respect myself, but I almost never respect men. They're like flowers all showy, a lot of color and lust. You pick them and throw them on the ground. But you I respect. I always did. From the first day I saw you.”

“Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.”

“there was great difference between persons and, discretion did not always accompany years nor was youth always with out it”

“Why couldn't you let me have it? Why did you have to take it? Why did you always take everything?”

“And there is my payment the rubies in your cheeks. Are you properly scandalized by your wicked behavior? If you were Catholic, you'd singe the ears of the priest you confessed to. Do you remember making me swear to repeat all those naughty actions agian, no matter what you said this morning?" Now that he brought it up, I did recall saying that. Great Betrayed by my own immorality. "God, Bones...some of that was depraved." "I'll take that as a compliment." He closed the distance between us."I love you. Don't be ashamed of anything we did, even if your prudery is on life support.”