“The worst part was he never did get any of that damned apple pie.”

“When she squeezed his arm and told him she had two pies in her buggy, he thought he'd died and gone to heaven.”

“In sober moments, it shamed him to think and act like he did. But he wasn't sober now.”

“Never again could he see a dogwood blossom or eat a fish without thinking of her.”

“Never has anyone been so willing to be ruined as you were.”

“He snorted and his long face informed her he was still as grumpy as a woodpecker with a headache.”

“He didn't mind facing the music in most cases, but he wasn't partial to the wedding march.”