Quote by Barbara Kingsolver

“She'd never been anything other than absolutely professional with him. Always in a good mood, the calm in the center of every storm. And…

— Donna Kauffman

“He lived like a recluse, and she wanted to seclude herself with him. But the world would intrude and demand its due.”

— Skye Warren

“After years of pining over something she could never have, she would choose to embrace the cold comfort of reality instead. No more daydreams…

— Julie Lessman

“He'd underestimated the power his sister held. He'd underestimated the fact people would be willing to follow a woman.”

— Dyan Chick

“She was like a sheet anchor sometimes, a steadying influence on him, on everyone around her. Made people laugh, that sensible streak in her,…

— Tim Winton

“He’d put all of her insecurities to rest and taught her that she was enough.”

— T.S. Joyce

“...he’d become the star on the horizon that had gently kept her centered. The warm comfort in a storm. The fragment of kindness in…

— Sibylla Matilde

“It was a humbling thought, to realize the weight of the world could not break him, but the loss of her could have.”

— Joey W. Hill

“She would grace his home with her charm and beauty and she would make his bed joyous, all without ever having to shame his…

— Dorothy West

“He'd sacrifice much for her. He'd do anything she asked of him. He'd pay any price, except one. The price of giving her up.”

— Becky Wade

“For now, for one night, the pressures of the job were light-years away. He could do that to her, and for her, she realized.…

— J.D. Robb

“She'd seen the kindness in him that he hid from the world, and she'd glimpsed some of the pain that he kept to himself.…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon