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Although she was not conventionally beautiful, she was so original that it rendered the question of beauty inconsequential.
“No, he keeps the schedule of a cat. Long hours of slumber interrupted by brief periods of self-grooming.”
How careful she always was with books: they had been her companions, her entertainment, and her only window to the outside world.
Anything was worth having her. Anything.
But the cleverest people sometimes caused the worst trouble for themselves.
I only wanted to gain your attention.” His reply was soft. “You always have my attention.”
Brooding over the past wouldn’t change the fact that Kathleen had belonged to Theo first. But she would belong to Devon last.
“The purpose of society is to prevent natural behavior,” Devon said dryly.
“I know many scientific facts about the human heart—not the least of which is that it’s far easier to make a heart stop beating entirely than to keep it from loving the wrong person.”
“The last moment, I thought . . . I would die wanting you.”
“There are times in life when all of us have to bear the unbearable.”
“That’s what comes o’ reading novels, it is. The story needs no ending. That’s not what matters.” “What matters, then?” she dared to ask. His dark gaze held hers. “That he loves. That he’s searching. Like the rest of us poor devils, he has no way of knowing if he’ll ever have his heart’s desire.”
“Desire,” he said, “is always better motivation than fear. Remember that, Quincy.”
“I wouldn’t treat you like that.” Of course he would. That was how he had always treated
“It seems she hasn’t yet realized that in this life, happiness is optional.”
“I want to come to your bed tonight. Even if it’s just to hold you.”
Spending time with him was like attending a fireworks display: enjoyable for a short time, but fatiguing if it lasted for too long.
“There’s only one way for me to prove that I will love you and be faithful to you for the rest of my life. And that’s by loving you and being faithful to you for the rest of my life. Even if you don’t want me. Even if you choose not to be with me. I’m giving you all the time I have left. I vow to you that from this moment on, I will never touch another woman, or give my heart to anyone but you. If I have to wait sixty years, not a minute will have been wasted—because I’ll have spent all of them loving you.”
“Because I do so love to hear you say please.” Amusement glinted in his eyes. “Then I suppose we’re a well-matched pair.” Covering her body with his, he settled against her intimately before whispering, “Because I do so love to hear you say yes.”
