“I know all about you from your books,' she said. 'But in spite of that you're still a riddle to me.' Have you come here to solve it?' I asked.”

“Before they disappeared into the night, Bella said, 'Why do you think anyone wants to conquer someone else?'I don't know.'Really not?'Maybe to discover that person's secret.'And then what?'Then it's been discovered.'Or not.'Well, then you have to conquer that person again.'Again and again,' she said. 'Every day, every night.”

“Keep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself.”

“Do you always mix business and pleasure?” She flashed her most alluring smile. "Miss Stockton, when you own an inn, your business is pleasure.”

“What I'd like is to meet a man I could take off my hat to and say: "Thank you for having got born, and the longer you live the better.”

“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.”

“One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man . .”