Leave Her to Heaven Quotes

“and then something woke in me. It wasn't just -- appetite. It was more permanent than that. I wanted to possess her, not for a moment but forever; wanted her to be -- as the word goes -- mine.”
― Ben Ames Williams, Leave Her to Heaven

“I've already done the best I could with yesterday.”
― Ben Ames Williams, Leave Her to Heaven

“Her garments borrowed grace from her.”
― Ben Ames Williams, Leave Her to Heaven

“Loving you -- if I love you -- is only a beginning...But if I ever hold you in my arms, to do so will be a part of something a great deal bigger than ourselves; no more than an incident in a great plan.”
― Ben Ames Williams, Leave Her to Heaven

“Ellen, he knew now, would marry him if he chose; but he had been sure for years that he would never marry anyone, and he was sure tonight he would never marry Ellen. 'We'd always be either on the peaks, sublimely happy, or in the bleak valleys of anger and despair,' he told himself; and he knew he would prefer to dwell in a pleasant intervale, one of those lovely spots which so often he had seen along a northern river, where the grassy meadows were dotted with tall graceful elms, and quiet deer came feeding, and a little brook sang near-by, and there were friendly hills all about, and perhaps a few mountains, not too closely seen, visible far away.
Yes, it was peace a man wanted. He reflected with an amused smile that Ruth was much more the sort of woman an author ought to marry: self-effacing, strong, serene, with a sense of humor which occasionally revealed itself in her pleasant eyes. But of course there was no question of his marrying Ruth!
For that matter, there was no question of his marrying anyone!”
― Ben Ames Williams, Leave Her to Heaven

“Remembering can be a hard thing on a man," he suggested. "I wear life like an old pair of shoes that's easy on my feet.”
― Ben Ames Williams, Leave Her to Heaven