“Something in his voice stopped her from asking any more questions and he went on: 'So you see, Octavia, we need you and you need us. Between us we can be a family instead of three lonely people.” — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
“Not too bad, but I went and had coffee afterwards and sat for a bit. I hate the dentist.” — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
“Something in his voice stopped her from asking any more questions and he went on: 'So you see, Octavia, we need you and you… — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
“But however fast the world was spinning, time was standing still for Celine and Oliver, held in a magic moment they would never forget.” — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
He sighed deeply: to fall in love at first sight with this malodorous sleeping girl, with, as far as he could see, no pretensions… — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
She had been the quiet, rather plain girl, with a surprisingly sharp tongue if she was put out, lovely eyes and pretty hair and… — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
“Someday, Sarah, someone will come along and give you the moon, and the stars too.” — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
“He mopped her face and thought how beautiful she was -- hair in a glorious tangle, a pink nose and puffy eyes, and swathed… — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
“He stood back smiling while they shook hands and murmured politely, and Amelia, meeting the Dutchman's sleepy gaze, had a sudden strange feeling, as… — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
She wasn't looking her best; her hair was coming down, for she had shed hairpins as she'd run, and her face lacked powder and… — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
One falls in and out of love, but when one loves that is an entirely different matter, for that lasts through life and beyond,… — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
He sighed deeply; to fall in love at first sight with this malodorous sleeping girl, with, as far as he could see, no pretentions… — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
“You see, when we met I thought, "There's a brown mouse of a girl with a sharp tongue," and then before I knew what… — Betty Neels Copy Share Image
