“I have never had better opinions of woman than I had of her.”
“A woman with opinions had better develop a thick skin and a loud voice.”
“Better to be whipped than humoured; better to be crushed than cherished.… It was a woman told me that. I live in a world of men, my dear,’ Lymond had said. ‘I love you all, but I shall never marry you.”
“It is better to lose than never to have had.”
“Explain! Tell a man to explain how he dropped into hell! Explain my preference! I never had a preference for her, any more than I have a preference for breathing. No other woman exists by the side of her. I would rather touch her hand if it were dead, than I would touch any other woman's living.”
“I never had any preference for her, any more than I have a preference for breathing.”