“Magic is. But its power is nothing beside love.--Prince Carrick”

“No second chance?"A wry smile twisted Carrick's lips. "There might have been, had I not waited so long to take it.”

“Falling in love has nothing to do with time. It can take a year, or an instant. It happens when its ready to happen.”

“Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars? Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live.”

“Love and magic have a great deal in common. they enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice.”

“Laying a hand on his heart, she timed its beats to her own. And knew the truest magic was there.”

“Playing with your mind, that’s what she’s about.” Carrick waved a hand, then tossed the little star that clung to his fingertips out over the water, where it trailed silver light. “Cooking you a meal, making everything, herself included, pretty for you. A more devious female I’ve never known. You’re well shed of her.”