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01c. 1978 AD

Either give me your hand, or end it now, and put us both out of our misery

Judith McNaught / quote

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02c. 1978 AD

Don't do this to us." He warned, his voice hoarse with angry desperation as he realize he was losing her. "You're letting eleven years of mistrust color everything you've discovered I've done".

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03c. 1978 AD

Jennifer Merrick had stored all her tears inside her, and her pride and courage would never permit her to break down and shed them.

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04c. 1978 AD

I'd like to shower and change clothes," she said. "Would you mind waiting for me a half hour?" The question seemed to amuse him. "Not at all," he said with exaggerated formality. "Please take all the time you need." Michael watched her walk away. Did he mind waiting a half hour for her? Not at all. He'd been waiting years for her.

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05c. 1978 AD

Every week, Michael went to Dean and DeLuca to buy your pears." She shook her head, remembering. "He waas going to school, and he had no money, so he stretched every penny like this -" She made a motion as if she were pulling on rubber band. "But he wanted you to have the best pears. For you, only the best would do.

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06c. 1978 AD

The groom always smiles proudly because he's convinced he's accomplished something quite wonderful. The bride smiles because she's been able to convince him of it.

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07c. 1978 AD

Sir Eustace was with Royce and Stefan looking over some maps when he was informed by the guard that the ladies were asking for him. "Is there no end to her arrogance!" Royce bit out, referring to Jenny. "She even sends her guards on errands, and what's more, they run to do her bidding." Checking his tirade, he said shortly, "I assume it was the blue-eyed one with the dirty face who sent you?"Sir Lionel chuckled and shook his head. "I saw two clean faces, Royce, but the one who talked to me had greenish eyes, not blue.""Ah, I see," Royce said sarcastically, "it wasn't Arrogance that sent you trotting away from your post, it was Beauty. What does she want?

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08c. 1978 AD

I wanted you to have the best pears in New York and I wanted to be the man to buy them for you.

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09c. 1978 AD

I'm familiar with the myth, I'm merely surprised that a femalewould be familiar with the classics.""You must have a very limited experience with my sex," Alexandrasaid, surprised. "My grandfather said most women are every bit asintelligent as men."She saw his eyes take on the sudden gleam of suppressed laughterand assumed, mistakenly, that he was amused by her assessment offemale intelligence rather than her remark about his inexperiencewith women.

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10c. 1978 AD

If being ugly was a crime, they'd be hunting that woman down with helicopters and bloodhounds.

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11c. 1978 AD

She wept with shame for her lack of will and with fear for a love she couldn't control.

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12c. 1978 AD

An answering smile drifted across his tanned face. "What is mine, I intend tokeep.

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13c. 1978 AD

But he knew instinctively what he suggested was impossible. She'd been through so much, and held her tears back for so long, that Royce doubted that anything could force her to shed them.

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14c. 1978 AD

Behold your new mistress, my wife," he pronounced, "and know that when shebids you, I have bidden you. What service you render her, you are rendering me. What loyalty you give or withhold from her, you give or withhold from me!"-Royce Westmoreland

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15c. 1978 AD

A lie is an affront to the soul, as well as an insult to the intelligence of the person to whom one lies.

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16c. 1978 AD

How are babies made?" Visibly startled, Jordan turned and opened his mouth, as if he intended to speak, but for some reason no words came out. At first Alexandra was puzzled by his involuntary silence, but then understanding dawned. She shook her head and sighed with sympathy for their mutual plight. " You don't know either, do you?

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17c. 1978 AD

Everything wrong I've ever done has always seemed like the right thing to do at the time.

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18c. 1978 AD

I think we women underrate ourselves when it comes to our courage and strength.

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