“This is going to take forever.””I wouldn’t mind spending forever with you,” Zaid winked.”

“Life is not a dress rehearsal. Finding love is all about taking a risk, taking control of your social life, and knowing that you won’t waste today because tomorrow is a gift.”

“She noticed a large grease stain on the front of her coveralls as she stood up. A few half-hearted wipes told her it was a lost cause. That’s what she got for wearing her good coveralls for a teardown. What had possessed her to even do so? Brionie hadn’t noticed. It would take more than that to get her attention”

“The Earth must have done some noble work; that is why you were born here and not in the ocean among the fishes and not in the sky among the birds.”

“I wonder if you know how special you are; I wonder if you know how precious you are; I wonder if you know how lucky I am to have you in my life; I love you so much.”

“I am sure that God has given all his time in making you, the remaining human race has been created in haste.”

“Hey, where are you going?” His voice, confused yet curious, called after me. “Hey. Why didn’t your mother name you Maybe, or We’ll see, or What’s-Your-Number? That way, we could call our first born Absolutely.”

“I have a question for you. “If your shadow is the second most beautiful thing in the world, which is the first?”.”

“I hope I haven’t given you the impression that I consider kissing intrinsically irrational.”

“What if I shave?” he said. “I look much better when I’m shaved. My cousin will vouch for that—do I not look almost handsome when I shave, Edward? ” He didn’t wait for the duke’s reply but turned earnestly back to Prudence. “Do you think you could marry me if I shaved?”

“I shan’t mind if you don’t,” he agreed. “But I’ll not let you go, Prudence. Til not pester you, but know this: I will wait until you choose to listen to your heart.””Pshaw.” It was a feeble effort. She took a deep breath and tried again. “Humbug! How can you presume to know my heart?”He smiled a slow, devastating smile. “You are my heart.” He lifted her hand and kissed it. “And our hearts beat in tune. I know it—I, who used not to believe in such things. And you know it.”

“I think of you only twice a day – when I am alone and when I am with someone else.”

“Sam laughed, a funny, self-deprecating laugh. “You did read a lot. And spent too much time just inside the kitchen window, where I couldn’t see you very well.””And not enough time mostly naked in front of my bedroom window?” I teased. Sam turned bright red. “That,” he said, “is so not the point of this conversation.”