“Do not be tempted by English roses. Their beauty fades, but their thorns are forever.”

“We are English, and I expect you to behave as such. No more crying.”

“I know the English are terribly sentimental about the sea, but I can live without it.”

“Oh, honey, of course it hurts! Beauty is pain. But you don't want to look like a troll, do you?”

“Pippa's laugh is bitter, tinged with tears. 'Ha! Why do girls think being beautiful will solve every problem? Being beautiful just creates problems. It's a misery. I wish I were someone else.”

“Eve didn't choose to eat the apple. She was tempted by the serpent.""Yes," I argue, thoughts coming out half-formed. "But...she didn't have to take a bite. She chose to.”

“Will you punish me forever?”