“These were the things we would never notice were missing.”

“Bathsheba looked at Benedict. "You never told me they were matchmaking.""He didn't notice!" said his father before Benedict could answer. "He didn't notice handsome young misses of unexceptionable family. He didn't notice beautiful heiresses. We tried bluestockings. We tried country girls. We tried everything. He didn't notice! But Bathsheba Winngate, the most notorious woman in all of England, he noticed.""We notorious women tend to stand out," she said.”

“People often miss things that don't exist--miss things that were but are not anymore.”

“I loved her; we were happy; I miss her. She didn't love me; we were unhappy; I miss her.”

“We all miss you so much. It just never ends. It feels like we were all wounded in your battle, Caroline. I miss you. I love you.”

“These were such friendly people, they didn't notice how crabby we were, and before you knew it everyone was as happy as they were.”