“A slow smile had curved St. Vincent's lips. 'Wives are a different case altogether. They require a great deal of effort but the rewards are substantial. I highly recommend wives. Especially one's own.”
“There are some wives who require but a sentence. There are some who require a book. You, Miss Clarke, would require volumes.”
“Spanish girls make wonderful wives. I've never had one so I know.”
“I leave it to be settled, by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward filial disobedience.”
“I highly recommend inviting the worst-case scenario into your life.”
“I like the way we talk to each other. It feels honest. It was different with Manuel. One of us always had to win. Husbands and wives do that, worry more about being right than being truthful.”