“People say of me, 'She's peculiar.' They do not understand me. If they did they would say so oftener and with emphasis.”
“It is one of the peculiar truths of life that people often say things that they know full well are ridiculous.”
“I would never say snog. I would say osculate.” She looks at me as if to say: why do you exist?”
“For on Cardinal Rohan saying to me that the Italians did not understand war, I replied that the French did not understand politics.”
“As long as you live under my roof, you'll do what I say!" he shouted.Then I'll find another roof, I thought."You understand me?" he said."Yes sir, I understand" I said, and I did too. I understand that a new rooftop would do wonders for me.”
“You could make me say it again," he whispered. "Make me say it always. Make me say it so often that you never have cause to doubt. I love you.”