"Rather than admit to indulge her, he would always find some excuse to let her have her way." (Page307)
"Gifts aren't frivolous things, they're very necessary. They're demonstrations of love and affection, and their 'excess' makes life more than mere drudgery. You can do without many things, Anna but not gifts, however small and insignificant they might seem"(Page 137-138)
"A look of perfect understanding passed between them" (page 317)
"'Promise what?' 'That you will be my partner in all things. My helpmate and companion, by my side always, in whatever I do."
"He had learned long ago, that when someone falsely accused you, the best defense you had was silence."(Page 353)
