At times he felt that he had almost rather not be in love with her, for it brought him no peace. What was the use of it, if it was only going to be painful?

There seem to be no way he could stop anything that was happening, although it all felt wrong.

It seemed to him there was never much time with women. Before you could look at one twice, you were into an argument, and they were telling you what was going to happen.

Of all the women he knew, she had meant the most; and was the one person in his life he felt he had missed, in some ways.

We could have been the greatest love story ever told.

If only you'd stayed in character.

You should marry me", he said. "I will be good to you. I am not like these men. I have manners. You would see how kind I would be. I would never leave you. You could have an easy life.