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Men only value something when they have to put some effort into getting it.”
“Great men don’t necessarily make good husbands.
Westcliff replied, smiling briefly at Lillian. “Anyone who pleases her also pleases me.” The smile transformed him, warming his face.
“My grandfather once told me,” she volunteered, “that the secret to happiness is merely to stop trying.”
she had the feeling that these women encouraged each other’s eccentricities, and relished their differences. Anything could be said or done among them, and no matter what it was, they would accept and forgive. Sometimes, in some rare and wonderful friendships, the bond of sisterly love was much stronger than any blood tie.
“When I saw you crying just now, I thought ‘Please, God, let it be because she cares for me, wicked scoundrel that I am. Let her love me even a little.’”