“We shall live, love and be happy as mortals can be”

“Curious creatures we mortals are-how we do not know what we want, or how to get it if we do.”

“A happy marriage- a love match- is something overwhelming, and overpowering.”

“I love you more than I can express, or can ever hope to express”

“I am afraid I shall disappoint people's expectations dreadfully.”

“She simply cannot let go of love- and who can blame that? Is it not the hardest thing in the world to relinquish, once you have it?”

“...soon dinner will run into bed-time, and we shall all eat reclining like the ancient Romans--about whose digestion, you know, I have often wondered. Whether a dose of rhubabrb might have made a difference to Nero or Caligula is a question you might ponder, my dear, next time you go through your Tacitus.”