“Let them speak as lewdly as they list of me...as long as they do not hit me, what am I the worse?”

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.' The list is long, Robert. Very long. And will grow longer still."He smiled. "Then let us begin with number one . . .”

“If I let you go are you going to hit me again?”“What do you think?”“Then I’m not going to let you go.”

“My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.”

“Your trying to take them away from me, and I can't let you do that.I'm not ready to let go." "Exactly what am I taking away?" "My family." "Brenna..." She wouldn't let him continue. "You are trying to take them away, aren't you? And if you succeed, what will I have left?" "Me.”

“Let whoever can do so deceive me, he will never bring it about that I am nothing, so long as I continue to think I am something.”