“I was in love. Perhaps not with the man of my dreams, but with a man that was more man than any I’d ever encountered.”

“I was born with more power inside myself than I ever dreamed. But along with it there came no more sense than any other idiotic kid. Somewhere along in here I need to grow up into a man I can stand to live with. A man who doesn't just survive, but deserves to.”

“Now I was more certain than ever of my decision. I could not love a man who did not love Jane Austen.”

“I love you, Gabby, more than you'll ever know. You're everything I've ever wanted in a wife. You're every hope and every dream I've ever had, and you've made me happier than any man could possibly be. I don't ever want to give that up. I can't.”

“I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much.”

“I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I have ever met.”