“Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships”
“The flower bloomed and faded. The sun rose and sank. The lover loved and went. And what the poets said in rhyme, the young translated into practice.”
“King John won't need any persuading that the French have a hand in this. From what I've heard, if a bean gives him a bellyache he swears it was a French one.”
“No relationship is absolutely reciprocal. Sometimes, when couples try to split everything in half, they discover that the relationship is not a partnership but a bean counting exercise. Striving for reciprocity in a relationship can be unhealthy.”
“La Vie En Rose. It is the French way of saying, 'I am looking at the world through rose-coloured glasses.”
“I want my relationship with my girlfriend to be built on trust, not toothpicks, rubber bands, and lentil beans.”