“To be loved is the birthright of every mewling babe, but, once grown, a man is not assured of such affection.”
“There are times when I swear that boy is as mature as an old man, and other times when he hasn’t got the sense of a three-year-old babe. (Mavis)Good Lord, Mavis. He is a grown man after all! (Alice)”
“Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.”
“Every man looks upon his wood pile with a sort of affection.”
“No matter how improbable an assertion is, if it is made with enough assurance it has an affect.”
“In every letter, in every line, she saw him. He hadn't changed - he'd only grown into the man he'd meant to be.”