“It is better to be blind than to see things from only one point of view.”

“I can promise that even having an imperfect one who loves you is better than having none at all.”

“I always say that love is like the meat in a pie,” Freddy put in. “The crust is what people see—the practical things that hold a couple together. But love is the important part—without it you’ve got a meatless pie, and what’s the point of that?”“Why, Freddy,” Minerva said, “that was almost profound.”

“Lord help her, she didn’t care whereByrne took her. Let hellfire consume her and the devil steal her soul. Because any hell with Byrne in itwas better than a heaven without him.”

“No disease is more dangerous than a bad husband, for if a woman catches that Pox, she'll languish from it her entire life.”

“Terence: As my old da used to tell me, 'never trust a rich man'.David: Good thing I'm only moderately rich.Terence: Which is why I only moderately distrust you.”

“If you’ve learned anything from your parents, it ought to be this—love works only when it’s mutual. Otherwise, eventually it becomes exactly what you call it—a meaningless word. For both parties.”