“She had to remind herself that she was in recovery from being rich.”

“Thrown from the garden, she searches for true love. but she needs an heir.”

“A girl could be born rich. But nobody was born a hero.”

“They were wrong, he thought. She is better than Garbo.”

“Like those dreaded dinner party words 'Longtime Companion' or "Partner.' Sometimes I just want to scream, 'is she your wife or is she your mistress? Please clarify the nature of your bloody relationship!”

“No matter what the challenge, Aurore always felt stronger on her own territory. Her deepest faith abided in her vines. She knew her childhood home on Cyprus like she knew her own body.”

“David Kay, listening in, had no idea what this was about, but he watched in horror as Mrs. Russet's gaze turned from weathered shingles to flint.”