I have given my word that only death will take me from you.

He promised her that he would give her everything, everything she wanted, as men in love always do. And she trusted him despite herself, as women in love always do.

I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can't do anything but think about him. At night I dream of him, all day I wait to see him, and when I do see him my heart turns over and I think I will faint with desire.

Men die in battle; women die in childbirth.

I would know you anywhere for my true love. Whoever I was and whoever you were, I would know you at once for my true love.

Being a stepmother has worked out very well for me. I love my stepchildren very much.