Quote by Jane Austen

“But Lucy had been alone too much of her life, and in her loneliness she had constructed a vision of what a perfect relationship…

— Ann Patchett

“Could he ever be tolerably happy with Lucy Steele; could he, were his affection for herself out of the question, with his integrity, his…

— Jane Austen

“Love is what brings you together, Lucy. But it’s the blood, sweat, and tears of hard work that keeps you together”

— Nicole Williams

“Lucy had no wish to entertain that gentleman. None at all. It was not that Lucy did not wish to marry Mr. Olson, for…

— David Liss

“Elinor now found the difference between the expectation of an unpleasant event, however certain the mind may be told to consider it, and certainty…

— Jane Austen

“But she had recently come to think that in such unhappy times--when the odds were so high against personal happiness--to find love was miraculous,…

— Bernard Malamud

“I want him to be my Edward -- taking care of me, always. Watching over me, day or night, unsleeping. Keeping me safe, by…

— Ellen Hopkins

“But Lucy loved them, she loved her mother, and her mother loved her! We’re all just a mess, Angelina, trying as hard as we…

— Elizabeth Strout

“A marriage is a delicate thing, Maggie, a balance of two hearts and two hopes. Sometimes the weight's just too heavy on the one…

— Nora Roberts

“You can love someone, hell, you can love a lot of someones, but when you find the right person--the one that you're meant to…

— Cheryl McIntyre

“I could blame my lack of a happy ending on Edward all day long but the truth was that my own dissatisfaction with my…

— Beth Pattillo

“After all, once there was a girl named Lucy who loved her family, old and new. It's not the type of love that ends.”

— Emery Lord