Ina

“Crucibles burn away the dross... Sometimes, I fancy that’s what has happened to me.”

She studied his face. “How do you mean?”

“All of this... I lost faith. I lost heart.” His eyes met hers with rueful humor. “I lost you.”

Ann stilled. Her breath caught in her throat as he reached to brush a stray curl of hair from her temple. He tucked it back into the confines of her black bonnet.

“I suppose that sometimes you have to be put into the fire to realize what’s truly important to you,” he said. “It burns everything else away. Melts you down to your finest parts. in the end, all that was left of me were my responsibilities-- and my love for you.”
― Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill

“Poppy there may come a day when I no longer need to be touching you at all times, but that day is not today.”
― Emily Henry, People We Meet on Vacation

“O God, I love you to the edge of madness, Venetia, but I'm not mad yet--not so mad that I don't know how disastrous it might be to you--to us both! You don't realize what an advantage I should be taking of your innocence!”
― Georgette Heyer, Venetia

“My point is, no one really knew me before you, Poppy. And even if . . . things change between us, you’ll never be alone, okay? I’ll always love you.”
― emily henry, People We Meet on Vacation