“It felt odd to realize she was frightened more by what he might know, and not of what he might be.”
“It's frightening to think that you might not know something, but more frightening to think that, by and large, the world is run by people who have faith that they know exactly what is going on.”
“She was actively frightened of imparting confidences, because she feared that they might betray the world of oddness that lived inside her”
“As she realized what might have been, she grew to be thankful for what was.”
“He wondered if he might be in love, but realized it was far more likely he was dying.”
“That had been an odd meeting, but reassuring. She need no longer fear the earl-at lest not for his hostility to her father. What danger he might be to her heart was another matter entirely.”